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SY16 4BT

Newtown Central and South · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newtown
Ward
Newtown Central and South
Local authority
Powys
Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr
Postcode district
SY16
Postcode sector
SY16 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY16 4JF 330 m
SY16 4JQ 377 m
SY16 4LQ 387 m
SY16 4JG 412 m
SY16 4JH 412 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY16 4BT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2014
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY16
Postcode sector
SY16 4
Latitude
52.494840
Longitude
-3.345844
British National Grid easting
308,726
British National Grid northing
289,398

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Electoral ward
Newtown Central and South · W05001160
Parish or community
W04000335
Westminster constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr · W07000102
Output area
W00002577
Lower layer super output area
Powys 009C · W01000483
Middle layer super output area
Powys 009 · W02000105

Postcode source versions

Explore SY16

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hillside, Mochdre, Newtown, SY16 4BT 15 April 2015 £269,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Maesyrhandir C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    1.5 km

  2. Ysgol Cedewain

    Welsh establishment

    1.9 km

  3. Newtown High School

    Welsh establishment

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
466
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 226
  • Criminal damage and arson 57
  • Anti social behaviour 42
  • Other theft 26
  • Public order 25

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

4 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.0
SY16 4 residents
2,618

Age bands in SY16 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

438 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

281 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.8%

536 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.9%

849 residents

Age 65 and over
26%

740 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY16 4 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+
0%
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

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK STREET, NEWTOWN, SY16 1EF

    ODS code W96015

    2.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Newtown College

    BCT · Maesyrhandir

    0.7 miles

  • Mochdre Industrial Estate

    BCT · Garth Owen

    0.7 miles

  • Newtown College

    BCT · Mochdre

    0.7 miles

  • Newtown College

    BCT · Mochdre

    0.8 miles

  • Lon Pantllyn

    BCT · Maesyrhandir

    0.9 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Maesyrhandir 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

466 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 226 events.

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