SY21 7LY

Welshpool Castle · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Welshpool
Local authority
Powys
Postcode district
SY21
Postcode sector
SY21 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY21 7LU 33 m
SY21 7LX 40 m
SY21 7LT 92 m
SY21 7JW 103 m
SY21 7NA 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY21 7LY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY21
Postcode sector
SY21 7
Latitude
52.660679
Longitude
-3.157635
British National Grid easting
321,799
British National Grid northing
307,623

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000352
Output area
W00002675
Lower layer super output area
Powys 003D · W01000501
Middle layer super output area
Powys 003 · W02000099

Postcode source versions

Explore SY21

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Fir Tree View, Brook Street, Welshpool, SY21 7LY 19 October 2021 £205,000
Fir Tree View, Brook Street, Welshpool, SY21 7LY 23 February 2012 £100,000
Fir Tree View, Brook Street, Welshpool, SY21 7LY 8 April 2004 £98,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Welshpool Church in Wales Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    915 m
  2. Ysgol Gymraeg y Trallwng

    Welsh establishment

    1.2 km
  3. Welshpool High School

    Welsh establishment

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
685
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 339
  • Anti social behaviour 71
  • Public order 56
  • Criminal damage and arson 47
  • Shoplifting 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
SY21 7 residents
5,892

Age bands in SY21 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

962 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

668 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.4%

1,391 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.7%

1,528 residents

Age 65 and over
23.5%

1,398 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY21 7 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

  • WELSHPOOL MEDICAL CENTRE

    SALOP ROAD, WELSHPOOL, SY21 7ER

    ODS code W96010

    1.2 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

  • Raven Square

    BCT · Welshpool

    0.0 miles
  • Raven Inn

    BCT · Welshpool

    0.0 miles
  • Dolyfelin

    BCT · Welshpool

    0.1 miles
  • Welshpool Raven Square Station (W&LLR)

    MET · Welshpool

    0.1 miles
  • High Street A

    BCT · Welshpool

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £205,000 from 1 recorded sale in SY21 7LY. 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Welshpool Church in Wales Primary School is the nearest published school at 915 m.

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

Recorded crime

685 published events cover 12 months, averaging 57.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 339 events.

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