SY16 3DP

Dolforwyn · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town: Newtown
Ward: Dolforwyn
Local authority: Powys
Constituency: Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr
Postcode district: SY16
Postcode sector: SY16 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode	Distance
SY16 3DS	104 m
SY16 3DU	129 m
SY16 3DR	231 m
SY16 3LQ	289 m
SY16 3EA	408 m

Complete postcode fields and official codes

Postcode: SY16 3DP
Status: Current
Introduced: 1 June 2001
Terminated: Not published
Postcode area: SY
Postcode district: SY16
Postcode sector: SY16 3
Latitude: 52.561163
Longitude: -3.295915
British National Grid easting: 312,248
British National Grid northing: 296,713

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country: Wales · W92000004
Region: W99999999
Local authority district: Powys · W06000023
Electoral ward: Dolforwyn · W05001129
Parish or community: W04000254
Westminster constituency: Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr · W07000102
Output area: W00002339
Lower layer super output area: Powys 007B · W01000439
Middle layer super output area: Powys 007 · W02000103

Postcode source versions

Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence

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Property

At this postcode

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23 recorded sales at this postcode

Address	Date	Price
2, Smithy Fields, Bettws Cedewain, Newtown, SY16 3DP	16 January 2026	£175,000
8, Smithy Fields, Bettws Cedewain, Newtown, SY16 3DP	22 March 2024	£160,000
2, Smithy Fields, Bettws Cedewain, Newtown, SY16 3DP	12 September 2019	£135,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools: 3
Primary: 0
Secondary: 0

Ysgol Rhiw Bechan

Welsh establishment
3.2 km
Abermule Primary School

Welsh establishment
4.4 km
Penygloddfa C.P. School

Welsh establishment
5.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events: 17
Months covered: 12
Latest month: June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

Violence and sexual offences 9
Other theft 3
Criminal damage and arson 3
Public order 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents: 23
Postcode households: 10
Residents per household: 2.3
SY16 3 residents: 3,013

Age bands in SY16 3

Wider postcode sector

Age 0 to 14: 15.4%
Age 15 to 24: 9.7%
Age 25 to 44: 19.6%
Age 45 to 64: 31.2%
Age 65 and over: 24.1%

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY16 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates

The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%

Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

Bettws Cedewain Community Centre

BCT · Bettws Cedewain
0.0 miles
Post Office

BCT · Bettws Cedewain
0.1 miles
Post Office

BCT · Bettws Cedewain
0.1 miles
Aberbechan Crossroads

BCT · Aberbechan
1.9 miles
Aberbechan Crossroads

BCT · Aberbechan
1.9 miles

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £167,500 from 2 recorded sales in SY16 3DP. 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

Published establishments

3 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ysgol Rhiw Bechan is the nearest published school at 2.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

17 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 9 events.

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