SY16 2BU

Newtown West · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newtown
Local authority
Powys
Postcode district
SY16
Postcode sector
SY16 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY16 2BX 27 m
SY16 2BT 42 m
SY16 2DX 52 m
SY16 2BP 56 m
SY16 2FA 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY16 2BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY16
Postcode sector
SY16 2
Latitude
52.517775
Longitude
-3.315463
British National Grid easting
310,835
British National Grid northing
291,911

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000335
Output area
W00002571
Lower layer super output area
Powys 008C · W01000482
Middle layer super output area
Powys 008 · W02000104

Postcode source versions

Explore SY16

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hafren Cottages, 1, Frankwell Street, Newtown, SY16 2BU 19 September 2025 £180,000
Glandwr, Frankwell Street, Newtown, SY16 2BU 4 May 2022 £360,000
Rhaiadr, Frankwell Street, Newtown, SY16 2BU 17 September 2021 £238,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Penygloddfa C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    163 m
  2. St Mary's R.C. (A) School

    Welsh establishment

    563 m
  3. North Powys Pupil Referral Unit

    Welsh establishment

    591 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,165
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 580
  • Public order 106
  • Criminal damage and arson 103
  • Shoplifting 91
  • Anti social behaviour 83

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

11 female, 9 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.5% 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 straight-line

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK STREET, NEWTOWN, SY16 1EF

    ODS code W96015

    625 m

Nearby transport

  • Commercial Street

    BCT · Newtown

    0.0 miles
  • Commercial Street

    BCT · Newtown

    0.0 miles
  • Frankwell Street

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles
  • Frankwell Street

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles
  • Crescent Presbyterian Church

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £238,000 from 3 recorded sales in SY16 2BU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Powys is £231,004 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Penygloddfa C.P. School is the nearest published school at 163 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,165 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 580 events.

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