SY16 2NJ

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 2DJ 37 m
SY16 2DP 46 m
SY16 2DL 82 m
SY16 2DF 108 m
SY16 2DQ 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY16 2NJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY16
Postcode sector
SY16 2
Latitude
52.520064
Longitude
-3.315030
British National Grid easting
310,869
British National Grid northing
292,165

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000335
Output area
W00002573
Lower layer super output area
Powys 008C · W01000482
Middle layer super output area
Powys 008 · W02000104

Postcode source versions

Explore SY16

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Rhanc-Y-Mynydd, Garden Lane, Newtown, SY16 2NJ 29 September 2023 £250,000
Ty Newydd, Garden Lane, Newtown, SY16 2NJ 18 January 2019 £232,000
Diliau Mel, Garden Lane, Newtown, SY16 2NJ 21 July 2017 £192,000

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

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

    Welsh establishment

    729 m
  3. North Powys Pupil Referral Unit

    Welsh establishment

    830 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
966
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 457
  • Shoplifting 92
  • Public order 88
  • Criminal damage and arson 80
  • Anti social behaviour 74

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

7 female, 8 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.4% 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+
88.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
88.9%
Gigabit-capable
88.9%
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

    882 m

Nearby transport

  • Montgomeryshire Infirmary

    BCT · Newtown

    0.0 miles
  • Montgomeryshire Infirmary

    BCT · Pen-y-Glodfa

    0.0 miles
  • Bryn Lane

    BCT · Pen-y-Glodfa

    0.1 miles
  • Frankwell Street

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles
  • Frankwell Street

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £250,000 from 1 recorded sale in SY16 2NJ. 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 226 m.

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

Recorded crime

966 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 457 events.

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