SY5 postcode area guide — Powys
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SY5 postcode district in Powys — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SY5
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
68.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
28.9%
Gigabit-capable
25.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.8%
Broadband availability in the SY5 postcode district (Powys) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 1,059 postcodes Ofcom measures in SY5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 68.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 25.2%.
Around 0.8% of premises in SY5 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 SY5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SY5 0AA | 95.2% | 4.8% |
| SY5 0AB | 100% | 0% |
| SY5 0AD | 100% | 0% |
| SY5 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| SY5 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| SY5 0AG | 100% | 0% |
| SY5 0AH | 85.7% | 0% |
| SY5 0AJ | 100% | 0% |
| SY5 0AL | 0% | 0% |
| SY5 0AN | 0% | 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.
Crime in SY5
Police recorded 2 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SY5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 50.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 50.0% |
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 SY5
Based on 202 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SY5 is £310,000, up 1.6% on the previous year (£305,000).
Detached
£365,000
105 sales
Semi-detached
£245,000
53 sales
Terraced
£225,000
23 sales
Flat / maisonette
£120,000
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in SY5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £16,000 | Other | Hope Valley | SY5 0JX |
| 18 May 2026 | £725,000 | Detached | SY5 7DP | |
| 13 May 2026 | £240,000 | Detached | SY5 7HR | |
| 6 May 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached | Rural Cottages | SY5 7DR |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £950,000 | Other | SY5 0SX | |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | Atherton Rise | SY5 8BS |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £201,000 | Terraced | Kensington Gardens | SY5 0AB |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £212,000 | Semi-detached | Ash Lea | SY5 0BU |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £870,000 | Detached | SY5 9PU | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £540,000 | Detached | Station Road | SY5 0QY |
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 SY5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Webb School and Science College | Secondary | 11–16 | 632 | SY5 0TG |
| Concord College | Not applicable | 12–20 | 536 | SY5 7PF |
| Pontesbury CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 211 | SY5 0TF |
| Minsterley Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 173 | SY5 0BE |
| Trinity CofE Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 157 | SY5 9LG |
| Longden CofE Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 140 | SY5 8EX |
| Christ Church Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 132 | SY5 6DH |
| Long Mountain CofE Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 131 | SY5 9HT |
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 SY5
125 rated food businesses operate in SY5. 100 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abel's Harp, Alberbury Cricket Club, Arscott Golf Club, Atcham Malthouse Bowling Club, Aunty Nellie's Kitchen.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SY5
From a sample of 75 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 SY5 postcodes, the most common rating is band E (average band D). 27% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
12%
Band C
13%
Band D
23%
Band E
35%
Band F
11%
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 SY5 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.