SY22 postcode area guide — Powys
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SY22 postcode district in Powys — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SY22
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
78.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
45.8%
Gigabit-capable
45.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
3.7%
Broadband availability in the SY22 postcode district (Powys) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 415 postcodes Ofcom measures in SY22, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 78.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 45.8%.
Around 3.7% of premises in SY22 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 SY22
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SY22 5AA | 100% | 0% |
| SY22 5AB | 100% | 14.3% |
| SY22 5AD | 100% | 0% |
| SY22 5AE | 100% | 0% |
| SY22 5AF | 100% | 0% |
| SY22 5AG | 100% | 0% |
| SY22 5AH | 100% | 0% |
| SY22 5AJ | 100% | 0% |
| SY22 5AL | 100% | 0% |
| SY22 5AN | 100% | 0% |
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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.
House prices in SY22
Based on 85 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SY22 is £245,000, down 14.0% on the previous year (£285,000).
Detached
£332,500
39 sales
Semi-detached
£225,000
21 sales
Terraced
£150,000
22 sales
Latest recorded sales in SY22
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | £108,000 | Terraced | Rhiwlas Terrace | SY22 5AD |
| 1 May 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | SY22 6PS | |
| 1 May 2026 | £335,000 | Detached | Barley Meadows | SY22 6JX |
| 1 May 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced | Heritage Way | SY22 6LN |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £650,000 | Detached | SY22 6QP | |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced | Heritage Way | SY22 6LL |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £116,500 | Semi-detached | High Street | SY22 5AG |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | Ffordd Spoonley | SY22 6FB |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | Willow Close | SY22 6NF |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Parc Hafod | SY22 6NZ |
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 SY22
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arddleen C.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | SY22 6RT |
| Carreghofa C.P. School | Not applicable | — | — | SY22 6PA |
| Ysgol Meifod | Not applicable | — | — | SY22 6DF |
| Ysgol Pontrobert | Not applicable | — | — | SY22 6JN |
| Llanfechain C.I.W. School | Not applicable | — | — | SY22 6UQ |
| Llandysilio C.I.W. School | Not applicable | — | — | SY22 6RB |
| Llansantffraid C.I.W.A. School | Not applicable | — | — | SY22 6AE |
| Trefnanney School | Not applicable | — | — | SY22 6XX |
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 SY22
114 rated food businesses operate in SY22. 82 hold the top rating of 5, 16 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Arddleen Adventurers After Schl Club, Arddleen Primary School, Arddleen Village Hall, Argae Cottage Smallholder Training, Arla Foods Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SY22
From a sample of 69 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 SY22 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band E). 10% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
7%
Band D
41%
Band E
23%
Band F
19%
Band G
7%
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 SY22 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.