Most deprived 20–30%
IMD Wales
High · 12.0 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£249,950
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,339 sales
-2.0%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
Wales
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD Wales — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, access to services, housing, and community safety.
502
Rank out of 1,917 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 502 out of 1,917 lower layer super output areas in Wales. N/A for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in Wales.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · SY16 1ED
HM Land Registry · Powys
Average price
£285,808
Median price: £249,950
Median -2.0% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,339 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '23 – Oct '25Oct '25: 1 sales · avg £164,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£164k£160k£155k
Nov '23Oct '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near SY16 1ED
England & WalesCrime trends · near SY16 1ED
Counts are for Newtown Central and South electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
30
YoY —
30150
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
4
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
11
YoY —
1160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.0%
Other White4.1%
+ other · 1.9%
Religion
No religion55.2%
Christian36.7%
Not answered7.4%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
35–4917.3%
50–6417.0%
25–3413.8%
10–158.7%
65–748.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 35.1%
Households
One person: other17.7%
One person: aged 66+13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.7%
+ 9 other households · 36.0%
Coordinates & Location for SY16 1ED
Newtown and Welshpool
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SY16 1ED
Coordinates
52.5105, -3.3211
Grid reference
SO104911
Easting
310,441
Northing
291,106
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C4RGM6H+5H
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Newtown (Powys)
Travel to Work
Newtown and Welshpool
ITL Region
Powys
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Powys
Local Authority
Council AreaMontgomeryshire and Glyndwr W07000102
Constituency
W07000102Dyfed-Powys
Police Force
Wales
Ward
Newtown Central and South
Constituency code
W07000102
EU Electoral Region
Wales
Parish
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn
International Territorial Level
Powys
Health & NHS
Powys Teaching Health Board
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Wales
NHS WalesWales
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Powys Teaching Health Board
NHS Region
Wales
Integrated Care Board
Wales
Primary Care Org
Powys Teaching Health Board
Sub ICB Location
Powys Teaching
Cancer Alliance
Wales
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Powys 009B W01000479
W01000479MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Powys 009 W02000105
W02000105LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Powys 009B W01000479
W01000479MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Powys 009 W02000105
W02000105Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 1
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town in a sparse setting C2
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
7:32 AM
Sunrise
6:26 PM
Sunset
10 hours 54 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:32 AM
Sunset (today)
6:26 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 54 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
April 1986
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~40 years
Active Duration
1986 -> PresentApril 1986 — Introduced
Postcode SY16 1ED introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 1
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town in a sparse setting C2.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA W01000479 and MSOA W02000105 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD Wales rank: 502
Present — Active
Postcode SY16 1ED is currently active and in use.
First introduced
April 1986
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~40 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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