SY16 2TG

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 2TB 39 m
SY16 2TA 49 m
SY16 2TD 88 m
SY16 2TF 115 m
SY16 3BH 192 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY16 2TG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY16
Postcode sector
SY16 2
Latitude
52.524308
Longitude
-3.294565
British National Grid easting
312,266
British National Grid northing
292,612

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000335
Output area
W00002564
Lower layer super output area
Powys 008B · W01000481
Middle layer super output area
Powys 008 · W02000104

Postcode source versions

Explore SY16

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Rockwood Drive, Newtown, SY16 2TG 2 April 2015 £172,000
3, Rockwood Drive, Newtown, SY16 2TG 30 April 2010 £180,000
7, Rockwood Drive, Newtown, SY16 2TG 16 January 2004 £147,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Penygloddfa C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    1.7 km
  2. Treowen C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    1.7 km
  3. North Powys Pupil Referral Unit

    Welsh establishment

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
208
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 78
  • Shoplifting 31
  • Public order 20
  • Other theft 19
  • Anti social behaviour 17

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

8 female, 11 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
3.8
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 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+
80%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

    2.0 km

Nearby transport

  • St Llwchaiarn`s Church

    BCT · Llanllwchaiarn

    0.1 miles
  • St Llwchaiarn`s Church

    BCT · Llanllwchaiarn

    0.1 miles
  • Tan-y-Graig

    BCT · Llanllwchaiarn

    0.4 miles
  • Tan-y-Graig

    BCT · Llanllwchaiarn

    0.4 miles
  • Morrison

    BCT · Newtown

    0.5 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Penygloddfa C.P. School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

208 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 78 events.

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