SY16 postcode area guide — Powys
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SY16 postcode district in Powys — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SY16
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
90.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
71.5%
Gigabit-capable
71.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
2%
Broadband availability in the SY16 postcode district (Powys) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 679 postcodes Ofcom measures in SY16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 71.5%.
Around 2% of premises in SY16 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 SY16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SY16 1AA | 100% | 54.5% |
| SY16 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| SY16 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| SY16 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| SY16 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| SY16 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SY16 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| SY16 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| SY16 1AQ | 100% | 100% |
| SY16 1AR | 100% | 100% |
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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 SY16
Police recorded 93 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SY16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 39 | 41.9% |
| Shoplifting | 15 | 16.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 9 | 9.7% |
| Public order | 9 | 9.7% |
| Other theft | 8 | 8.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 | 7.5% |
| Drugs | 4 | 4.3% |
| Other crime | 2 | 2.2% |
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 SY16
Based on 142 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SY16 is £225,500, up 12.2% on the previous year (£201,000).
Detached
£297,000
64 sales
Semi-detached
£215,000
26 sales
Terraced
£163,000
40 sales
Latest recorded sales in SY16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | £165,000 | Other | High Street | SY16 2NP |
| 5 May 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | St. Michaels Drive | SY16 4FD |
| 1 May 2026 | £580,000 | Detached | SY16 3NJ | |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £325,000 | Detached | Parc Hafod | SY16 3EQ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £290,000 | Detached | Woodland Way | SY16 2TH |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £298,000 | Detached | Churchill Close | SY16 2PU |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £242,500 | Semi-detached | St. Michaels Drive | SY16 4FD |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £480,000 | Other | SY16 4JN | |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £340,000 | Detached | SY16 4BN | |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £220,000 | Detached | Rowan Court | SY16 4DH |
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 SY16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penygloddfa C.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | SY16 2DF |
| Maesyrhandir C.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | SY16 1LQ |
| Treowen C.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | SY16 1NJ |
| Ysgol Rhiw Bechan | Not applicable | — | — | SY16 3EH |
| Ysgol Dafydd Llwyd | Not applicable | — | — | SY16 1JE |
| St. Michael's C.I.W. School | Not applicable | — | — | SY16 4NU |
| St Mary's R.C. (A) School | Not applicable | — | — | SY16 2EH |
| Newtown High School | Not applicable | — | — | SY16 1JE |
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 SY16
215 rated food businesses operate in SY16. 125 hold the top rating of 5, 49 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 23 Social, 9 Thai, Adfa Post Office, Aldi Stores Ltd, All Saints Church.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SY16
From a sample of 101 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 SY16 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 39% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
2%
Band B
5%
Band C
32%
Band D
31%
Band E
16%
Band F
12%
Band G
3%
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 SY16 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.