SY15 postcode area guide — Powys
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SY15 postcode district in Powys — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SY15
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
75.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
42.1%
Gigabit-capable
42.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.7%
Broadband availability in the SY15 postcode district (Powys) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 253 postcodes Ofcom measures in SY15, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 75.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 42.1%.
Around 0.7% of premises in SY15 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SY15
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SY15 6AA | 100% | 0% |
| SY15 6AB | 100% | 0% |
| SY15 6AD | 100% | 0% |
| SY15 6AE | 100% | 0% |
| SY15 6AF | 100% | 33.3% |
| SY15 6AG | 100% | 0% |
| SY15 6AH | 100% | 0% |
| SY15 6AJ | 100% | 0% |
| SY15 6AL | 100% | 0% |
| SY15 6AN | 40% | 10% |
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Mobile signal around Powys
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Powys district (71,508 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
75.4%
4G outdoors — all networks
92.7%
5G outdoors — all networks
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Voice indoors — all networks
79.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SY15
Police recorded 9 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SY15 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Public order | 5 | 55.6% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 2 | 22.2% |
| Drugs | 1 | 11.1% |
| Other theft | 1 | 11.1% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in SY15
Based on 46 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SY15 is £265,000, down 8.6% on the previous year (£290,000).
Detached
£340,000
24 sales
Semi-detached
£180,000
7 sales
Terraced
£180,000
11 sales
Latest recorded sales in SY15
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 2026 | £415,000 | Detached | SY15 6NR | |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £178,000 | Semi-detached | Fir Court Mews | SY15 6BA |
| 10 Mar 2026 | £415,000 | Detached | Corndon Drive | SY15 6RE |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced | Hen Domen | SY15 6HB |
| 27 Feb 2026 | £200,000 | Terraced | Dol Y Felin | SY15 6BB |
| 20 Feb 2026 | £378,000 | Detached | SY15 6LQ | |
| 19 Feb 2026 | £240,000 | Detached | Dol Y Felin | SY15 6BB |
| 16 Feb 2026 | £400,000 | Detached | SY15 6NL | |
| 16 Feb 2026 | £142,500 | Terraced | Fir Court Avenue | SY15 6BA |
| 9 Feb 2026 | £260,100 | Other | SY15 6JL |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Powys demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Powys district (133,170 residents, 60,182 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.5% |
| 15–29 | 18% |
| 30–44 | 15.5% |
| 45–64 | 23.1% |
| 65+ | 27.9% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67.6% |
| Private rented | 18.1% |
| Social rented | 5.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SY15
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 104 | SY15 6BN |
| Abermule Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | SY15 6ND |
| Churchstoke C.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | SY15 6AA |
| Montgomery C.I.W. School | Not applicable | — | — | SY15 6QA |
| The Potteries | Not applicable | — | — | SY15 6JH |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SY15
66 rated food businesses operate in SY15. 45 hold the top rating of 5, 13 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abermule Community Centre, Abermule CP School, Abermule Inn, Abermule School Breakfast Club, Bennett And Dunn Limited.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SY15
From a sample of 107 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 SY15 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
6%
Band C
38%
Band D
37%
Band E
7%
Band F
6%
Band G
5%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Powys
Landlines around SY15 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.