SY20 8DG

Machynlleth · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Machynlleth
Local authority
Powys
Postcode district
SY20
Postcode sector
SY20 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY20 8DQ 17 m
SY20 8DN 32 m
SY20 8AE 49 m
SY20 8DJ 60 m
SY20 8DS 64 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY20 8DG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY20
Postcode sector
SY20 8
Latitude
52.589913
Longitude
-3.853045
British National Grid easting
274,566
British National Grid northing
300,735

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000326
Output area
W00002523
Lower layer super output area
Powys 004C · W01000473
Middle layer super output area
Powys 004 · W02000100

Postcode source versions

Explore SY20

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
27, Heol Pentrerhedyn, Machynlleth, SY20 8DG 13 December 2024 £165,000
19, Heol Pentrerhedyn, Machynlleth, SY20 8DG 9 February 2023 £138,000
27, Heol Pentrerhedyn, Machynlleth, SY20 8DG 14 September 2020 £130,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ysgol Gynradd Pennal

    Welsh establishment

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
163
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 79
  • Public order 18
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Burglary 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

12 female, 10 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
1.8
SY20 8 residents
4,541

Age bands in SY20 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

635 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

394 residents

Age 25 to 44
21%

939 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.3%

1,357 residents

Age 65 and over
25.8%

1,157 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY20 8 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+
88.2%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
58.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
58.8%
Gigabit-capable
58.8%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
88.2%
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

  • GLANTWYMYN HEALTH CENTRE

    IECHYD BRO DDYFI-DYFI VAL, BRO DDYFI COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, HEOL MAENGWYN, MACHYNLLETH, SY20 8AD

    ODS code W96011

    535 m

Nearby transport

  • Clock

    BCT · Machynlleth

    0.0 miles
  • Machynlleth Town Clock

    BCT · Machynlleth

    0.0 miles
  • Wynnstay Arms Hotel

    BCT · Machynlleth

    0.0 miles
  • Red Lion

    BCT · Machynlleth

    0.1 miles
  • Ysgol Bro Dyfi

    BCT · Machynlleth

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £151,500 from 2 recorded sales in SY20 8DG. 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

1 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ysgol Gynradd Pennal is the nearest published school at 3.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

163 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 79 events.

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