SY16 3AX

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY16 3AZ 278 m
SY16 3AU 296 m
SY16 3AS 526 m
SY16 3AT 662 m
SY16 3AW 733 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY16 3AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY16
Postcode sector
SY16 3
Latitude
52.534157
Longitude
-3.277619
British National Grid easting
313,435
British National Grid northing
293,687

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

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Little Garth, Aberbechan, Newtown, SY16 3AX 14 July 2017 £265,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Abermule Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    3.1 km
  2. Penygloddfa C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    3.2 km
  3. Treowen C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Public order 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

4 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.3% 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+
75%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
75%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
75%
Gigabit-capable
75%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
75%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
25%

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

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Aberbechan Crossroads

    BCT · Aberbechan

    0.3 miles
  • Aberbechan Crossroads

    BCT · Aberbechan

    0.3 miles
  • Aberbechan

    BCT · Aberbechan

    0.5 miles
  • Aberbechan

    BCT · Aberbechan

    0.5 miles
  • Bettws Turn

    BCT · Aberbechan

    0.8 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Abermule Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

15 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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