SY20 8HZ

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 8HN 172 m
SY20 8EP 205 m
SY20 8JB 272 m
SY20 8HL 284 m
SY20 8JA 286 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY20 8HZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY20
Postcode sector
SY20 8
Latitude
52.595135
Longitude
-3.841675
British National Grid easting
275,351
British National Grid northing
301,296

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000326
Output area
W00002517
Lower layer super output area
Powys 004C · W01000473
Middle layer super output area
Powys 004 · W02000100

Postcode source versions

Explore SY20

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Perlys, Machynlleth, SY20 8HZ 30 January 2023 £200,000
Bryn Gwawr, Machynlleth, SY20 8HZ 21 August 2019 £70,000
Perlys, Machynlleth, SY20 8HZ 19 May 2017 £115,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
0
Primary
0
Secondary
0

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
166
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 81
  • Public order 18
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Burglary 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

8 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
4.3
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 0.3% 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+
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

  • GLANTWYMYN HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code W96011

    466 m

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

  • Ysgol Bro Hyddgen

    BCT · Machynlleth

    0.2 miles
  • Bryn-y-Gog

    BCT · Machynlleth

    0.2 miles
  • Bryn-y-Gog

    BCT · Machynlleth

    0.2 miles
  • Ysbyty Bro Ddyfi

    BCT · Machynlleth

    0.3 miles
  • Ysbyty Bro Ddyfi

    BCT · Machynlleth

    0.3 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £200,000 from 1 recorded sale in SY20 8HZ. 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

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

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

Recorded crime

166 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 81 events.

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