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SY16 3LT

Rhiwcynon · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY16 3LR 588 m
SY16 3LS 777 m
SY16 3LU 778 m
SY16 3LX 787 m
SY16 3LW 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY16 3LT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY16
Postcode sector
SY16 3
Latitude
52.528850
Longitude
-3.349891
British National Grid easting
308,522
British National Grid northing
293,186

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Electoral ward
Rhiwcynon · W05001167
Parish or community
W04000249
Westminster constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr · W07000102
Output area
W00002605
Lower layer super output area
Powys 006C · W01000488
Middle layer super output area
Powys 006 · W02000102

Postcode source versions

Explore SY16

Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Pool Cottage, Aberhafesp, Newtown, SY16 3LT 1 April 2021 £249,000
Upper Rhyd-Y-Felin Bungalow, Aberhafesp, Newtown, SY16 3LT 3 August 2020 £175,000
Glan Llyn, Aberhafesp, Newtown, SY16 3LT 12 July 2018 £152,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. St Mary's R.C. (A) School

    Welsh establishment

    2.3 km

  2. Penygloddfa C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    2.5 km

  3. Ysgol Dafydd Llwyd

    Welsh establishment

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

8 female, 6 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.5% 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+
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

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK STREET, NEWTOWN, SY16 1EF

    ODS code W96015

    2.9 km

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

  • Hillcrest

    BCT · Aberhafesp

    1.1 miles

  • Hill Crest

    BCT · Aberhafesp

    1.1 miles

  • Turning Circle

    BCT · Nantoer

    1.5 miles

  • Heol Pengwern

    BCT · Nantoer

    1.5 miles

  • Lon Masarn

    BCT · Trehafren

    1.5 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Mary's R.C. (A) School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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