SY21 8BL

Rhiwcynon · 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 8BN 82 m
SY21 8BX 320 m
SY21 8BP 535 m
SY21 8QU 624 m
SY21 8BW 834 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY21 8BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY21
Postcode sector
SY21 8
Latitude
52.612538
Longitude
-3.310296
British National Grid easting
311,377
British National Grid northing
302,445

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Powys · W06000023
Electoral ward
Rhiwcynon · W05001167
Parish or community
W04000328
Output area
W00002607
Lower layer super output area
Powys 006C · W01000488
Middle layer super output area
Powys 006 · W02000102

Postcode source versions

Explore SY21

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Glanrhiw, Manafon, Welshpool, SY21 8BL 26 February 2025 £125,000
2, St Michaels Close, Manafon, Welshpool, SY21 8BL 16 January 2025 £300,000
Ty'r Ysgol, Manafon, Welshpool, SY21 8BL 12 February 2024 £285,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ysgol Rhiw Bechan

    Welsh establishment

    4.1 km
  2. Ysgol Bro Caereinion

    Welsh establishment

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

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

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

25 female, 22 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
2.0
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 1% 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+
96.6%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
96.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
96.6%
Gigabit-capable
96.6%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
3.4%
Next Generation Access
96.6%
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

  • CAEREINION MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LLANFAIR CAEREINION, WELSHPOOL, SY21 0RT

    ODS code W96009

    4.2 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

  • St Michael`s Church

    BCT · Manafon

    0.0 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · New Mills

    1.3 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · New Mills

    1.3 miles
  • New Mills Bridge

    BCT · New Mills

    1.5 miles
  • New Mills Bridge

    BCT · New Mills

    1.5 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £292,500 from 4 recorded sales in SY21 8BL. 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ysgol Rhiw Bechan is the nearest published school at 2.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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