SY16 2JG

Newtown North · 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 2JJ 83 m
SY16 2JB 86 m
SY16 2JA 88 m
SY16 2FD 105 m
SY16 2FE 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY16 2JG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY16
Postcode sector
SY16 2
Latitude
52.516960
Longitude
-3.306257
British National Grid easting
311,458
British National Grid northing
291,809

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000335
Output area
W00002569
Lower layer super output area
Powys 008B · W01000481
Middle layer super output area
Powys 008 · W02000104

Postcode source versions

Explore SY16

87 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Afon Way, Newtown, SY16 2JG 20 February 2026 £115,000
8, Afon Way, Newtown, SY16 2JG 7 February 2025 £120,000
6, Afon Way, Newtown, SY16 2JG 22 January 2025 £120,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Treowen C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    586 m
  2. North Powys Pupil Referral Unit

    Welsh establishment

    640 m
  3. Penygloddfa C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    780 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
904
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 419
  • Shoplifting 92
  • Public order 87
  • Anti social behaviour 73
  • Criminal damage and arson 64

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
60

23 female, 37 male

Postcode households
46
Residents per household
1.3
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 1.6% 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+
42.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
42.3%
Gigabit-capable
42.3%
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

    879 m

Nearby transport

  • Afon Way

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles
  • Canal Road

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles
  • Pool Road

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles
  • Cae-cymric

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles
  • Telephone Engineering Centre

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £118,500 from 16 recorded sales in SY16 2JG. 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Treowen C.P. School is the nearest published school at 586 m.

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

Recorded crime

904 published events cover 12 months, averaging 75.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 419 events.

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