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SY16 2AF

Newtown North · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Newtown North
Local authority
Powys
Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr
Postcode district
SY16
Postcode sector
SY16 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY16 2QF 52 m
SY16 2AT 67 m
SY16 2AR 85 m
SY16 2AS 100 m
SY16 2LB 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY16 2AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY16
Postcode sector
SY16 2
Latitude
52.516287
Longitude
-3.311852
British National Grid easting
311,077
British National Grid northing
291,741

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Electoral ward
Newtown North · W05001162
Parish or community
W04000335
Westminster constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr · W07000102
Output area
W00002570
Lower layer super output area
Powys 008B · W01000481
Middle layer super output area
Powys 008 · W02000104

Postcode source versions

Explore SY16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. North Powys Pupil Referral Unit

    Welsh establishment

    398 m

  2. Penygloddfa C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    459 m

  3. Treowen C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    543 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,148
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 563
  • Public order 109
  • Criminal damage and arson 101
  • Shoplifting 92
  • Anti social behaviour 82

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
57

28 female, 29 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
1.8
SY16 2 residents
3,710

Age bands in SY16 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.7%

414 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

354 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.2%

749 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

966 residents

Age 65 and over
29.9%

1,058 residents

This postcode contained 1.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY16 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK STREET, NEWTOWN, SY16 1EF

    ODS code W96015

    557 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Northside Centre

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles

  • Cae-cymric

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles

  • Frankwell Street

    BCT · Newtown

    0.2 miles

  • Frankwell Street

    BCT · Newtown

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. North Powys Pupil Referral Unit is the nearest published school at 398 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,148 published events cover 12 months, averaging 95.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 563 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.