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SY21 8AR

Welshpool Castle · Powys · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Welshpool Castle
Local authority
Powys
Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr
Postcode district
SY21
Postcode sector
SY21 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY21 8SH 587 m
SY21 8RL 1.0 km
SY21 8RN 1.1 km
SY21 8AS 1.2 km
SY21 8AP 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY21 8AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY21
Postcode sector
SY21 8
Latitude
52.628317
Longitude
-3.198093
British National Grid easting
319,003
British National Grid northing
304,068

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Electoral ward
Welshpool Castle · W05001172
Parish or community
W04000352
Westminster constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr · W07000102
Output area
W00002664
Lower layer super output area
Powys 003A · W01000498
Middle layer super output area
Powys 003 · W02000099

Postcode source versions

Explore SY21

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Amberleigh Residential Therapeutic School

    Welsh establishment

    2.8 km

  2. Berriew C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    3.0 km

  3. Welshpool Church in Wales Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    4.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
100%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Cwm Lane

    BCT · Golfa

    1.6 miles

  • Cwm Lane

    BCT · Golfa

    1.6 miles

  • Sylfaen Station (W&LLR)

    MET · Sylfaen

    1.7 miles

  • Berriew Turn

    BCT · Berriew

    1.8 miles

  • Berriew Turn

    BCT · Berriew

    1.8 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Amberleigh Residential Therapeutic School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 2 events.

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