SY16 2QN

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 2QJ 67 m
SY16 2QQ 74 m
SY16 2QR 96 m
SY16 3JX 121 m
SY16 2QH 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY16 2QN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY16
Postcode sector
SY16 2
Latitude
52.522149
Longitude
-3.306101
British National Grid easting
311,479
British National Grid northing
292,386

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000335
Output area
W00002565
Lower layer super output area
Powys 008B · W01000481
Middle layer super output area
Powys 008 · W02000104

Postcode source versions

Explore SY16

27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Holly Court, Newtown, SY16 2QN 30 May 2023 £158,000
4, Holly Court, Newtown, SY16 2QN 24 October 2022 £177,000
2, Holly Court, Newtown, SY16 2QN 26 November 2019 £115,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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

    Welsh establishment

    861 m
  2. North Powys Pupil Referral Unit

    Welsh establishment

    1.1 km
  3. Treowen C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
788
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 366
  • Public order 80
  • Shoplifting 77
  • Anti social behaviour 65
  • Criminal damage and arson 56

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

13 female, 11 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.6% 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+
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

    1.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Churchill Drive

    BCT · Newtown

    0.1 miles
  • Sycamore Drive

    BCT · Newtown

    0.2 miles
  • Brynglas Close North

    BCT · Newtown

    0.2 miles
  • Tan-y-Graig

    BCT · Llanllwchaiarn

    0.2 miles
  • Tan-y-Graig

    BCT · Llanllwchaiarn

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £167,500 from 2 recorded sales in SY16 2QN. 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. Penygloddfa C.P. School is the nearest published school at 861 m.

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

Recorded crime

788 published events cover 12 months, averaging 65.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 366 events.

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