SY16 4LQ

Llandinam with Dolfor · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Post town
Newtown
Local authority
Powys
Postcode district
SY16
Postcode sector
SY16 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY16 4JH 61 m
SY16 4JQ 83 m
SY16 4JJ 234 m
SY16 4JF 259 m
SY16 4JL 291 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY16 4LQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY16
Postcode sector
SY16 4
Latitude
52.497019
Longitude
-3.350286
British National Grid easting
308,429
British National Grid northing
289,646

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000331
Output area
W00002416
Lower layer super output area
Powys 010B · W01000453
Middle layer super output area
Powys 010 · W02000106

Postcode source versions

Explore SY16

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Chapel Close, Mochdre, Newtown, SY16 4LQ 10 March 2025 £260,000
5, Chapel Close, Mochdre, Newtown, SY16 4LQ 30 September 2022 £251,000
1, Chapel Close, Mochdre, Newtown, SY16 4LQ 13 March 2020 £220,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
9
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Maesyrhandir C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    1.6 km
  2. Ysgol Cedewain

    Welsh establishment

    2.0 km
  3. Newtown High School

    Welsh establishment

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
416
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 196
  • Criminal damage and arson 52
  • Anti social behaviour 42
  • Public order 25
  • Drugs 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

3 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.8
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+
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 straight-line

  • NEWTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK STREET, NEWTOWN, SY16 1EF

    ODS code W96015

    2.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Newtown College

    BCT · Maesyrhandir

    0.6 miles
  • Newtown College

    BCT · Mochdre

    0.7 miles
  • Mochdre Industrial Estate

    BCT · Garth Owen

    0.7 miles
  • Newtown College

    BCT · Mochdre

    0.8 miles
  • Turning Circle

    BCT · Nantoer

    0.9 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £255,500 from 2 recorded sales in SY16 4LQ. 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

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

416 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 196 events.

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