SY16 3AB

Newtown East · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY16 4BG 262 m
SY16 1JN 280 m
SY16 1JH 377 m
SY16 1JL 398 m
SY16 1JJ 402 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY16 3AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY16
Postcode sector
SY16 3
Latitude
52.503502
Longitude
-3.315950
British National Grid easting
310,773
British National Grid northing
290,324

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000335
Output area
W00002557
Lower layer super output area
Powys 008A · W01000480
Middle layer super output area
Powys 008 · W02000104

Postcode source versions

Explore SY16

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Pen-Y-Cwn, Upper Dolfor Road, Newtown, SY16 3AB 9 August 2024 £575,000
Brondeg, Upper Dolfor Road, Newtown, SY16 3AB 4 February 2022 £235,000
Brondeg, Flat 6, Upper Dolfor Road, Newtown, SY16 3AB 4 February 2022 £85,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Newtown High School

    Welsh establishment

    623 m
  2. Ysgol Cedewain

    Welsh establishment

    638 m
  3. Maesyrhandir C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    934 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,359
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 682
  • Criminal damage and arson 130
  • Public order 113
  • Anti social behaviour 106
  • Shoplifting 84

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

19 female, 15 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.8
SY16 3 residents
3,013

Age bands in SY16 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

530 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

336 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.6%

676 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.2%

1,074 residents

Age 65 and over
24.1%

831 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY16 3 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+
13.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
13.3%
Gigabit-capable
13.3%
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

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK STREET, NEWTOWN, SY16 1EF

    ODS code W96015

    969 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Plantation Lane

    BCT · Garth Owen

    0.3 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Garth Owen

    0.3 miles
  • Plantation Lane

    BCT · Garth Owen

    0.3 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Garth Owen

    0.3 miles
  • Hill View Close

    BCT · Trehafren

    0.5 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £285,000 from 4 recorded sales in SY16 3AB. 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. Newtown High School is the nearest published school at 623 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,359 published events cover 12 months, averaging 113.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 682 events.

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