SY21 8AB

Berriew and Castle Caereinion · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY21 8AW 387 m
SY21 8AA 470 m
SY21 8AD 891 m
SY21 8AG 952 m
SY21 8AF 984 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY21 8AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY21
Postcode sector
SY21 8
Latitude
52.611643
Longitude
-3.183548
British National Grid easting
319,957
British National Grid northing
302,197

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Parish or community
W04000253
Output area
W00002283
Lower layer super output area
Powys 005A · W01000428
Middle layer super output area
Powys 005 · W02000101

Postcode source versions

Explore SY21

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Capel, Berriew, Welshpool, SY21 8AB 31 May 2016 £540,000
Brithdir Lock Cottage, Berriew, Welshpool, SY21 8AB 30 November 2012 £136,000
Capel, Berriew, Welshpool, SY21 8AB 10 February 1999 £170,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Berriew C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    1.9 km
  2. Forden C.I.W. School

    Welsh establishment

    3.2 km
  3. Amberleigh Residential Therapeutic School

    Welsh establishment

    4.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Drugs 1
  • Possession of weapons 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

4 female, 6 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.5
SY21 8 residents
4,734

Age bands in SY21 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

637 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

491 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.7%

887 residents

Age 45 to 64
30%

1,424 residents

Age 65 and over
27.5%

1,303 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY21 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+
75%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
75%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
75%
Gigabit-capable
75%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
50%

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.

Nearby transport

  • Berriew Turn

    BCT · Berriew

    0.6 miles
  • Berriew Turn

    BCT · Berriew

    0.6 miles
  • Lion Hotel

    BCT · Berriew

    1.1 miles
  • Lion Hotel

    BCT · Berriew

    1.1 miles
  • Nag`s Head Hotel

    BCT · Garthmyl

    2.0 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Berriew C.P. School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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