Newtown
Newtown is covered by postcode district SY16. It is in the Powys council area, Wales.
ONS publishes this built-up area as Newtown (Powys).
Every postcode in Newtown, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 15
- In use before 2020: 381
- Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together
Of the 396 postcodes in Newtown that ONS places, 15 are new since 2020 and 381 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.5138, longitude -3.3176. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The 5 newest postcodes
Where the new postcodes lie together
- 6 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. SY16 9BQ, is the newest of them.
What is it like to live in Newtown?
Homes sold for a typical £185,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 0.7% on the 12 months before. At 302 of the 379 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Newtown (Powys), 450 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Newtown?
Homes in Newtown sold for a typical £185,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 84 sales, down 0.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £275,000 29 sales
- Semi-detached £178,000 23 sales
- Terraced £156,500 30 sales
- Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole SY16 district, Newtown's main postcode district: a typical £210,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Newtown: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Newtown?
15 of the 396 postcodes now in use in Newtown came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 112 homes sold in Newtown were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SY16 district, 5%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Newtown | Across the SY16 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 84 (0%) | 2 of 140 (1%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 112 (0%) | 10 of 191 (5%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Newtown?
Ofcom reports on 379 of the 396 postcodes in Newtown. At 302 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How far is the station from Newtown?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Newtown is Newtown (Powys) Rail Station, 450 m away in a straight line.
- Newtown (Powys) Rail Station Railway station 450 mWalk
- Caersws Rail Station Railway station 7.8 kmDrive
- Welshpool Rail Station Railway station 20.0 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Newtown?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Newtown. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Newtown Medical Centre Phone 01686 611611 200 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Newtown safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 1,523 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Newtown over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 130 September 2025
- 130 October 2025
- 121 November 2025
- 119 December 2025
- 118 January 2026
- 106 February 2026
- 136 March 2026
- 101 April 2026
- 152 May 2026
- 125 June 2026
- 149 July 2026
- 136 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: possession of weapons 23, other crime 23, vehicle crime 15, bicycle theft 10, theft from the person 4, robbery 3.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Newtown?
- Council
- Powys
- Parliamentary constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr
- Police force area
- Dyfed-Powys
- Country
- Wales
- MP
- Steve Witherden (Labour)
All 396 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Newtown
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Powys about council tax Council tax, on en.powys.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Newtown
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Newtown postcodes
396 postcodes in use in Newtown, by district:
That district is in the SY postcode area.
Check a Newtown postcode
Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Newtown
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Newtown's £185,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Newtown
- What is it like to live in Newtown?
- Homes sold for a typical £185,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 0.7% on the 12 months before. At 302 of the 379 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Newtown (Powys), 450 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Newtown?
- Newtown is covered by postcode district SY16, across 396 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Newtown in?
- Newtown is in the Powys council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Newtown?
- Newtown is in the Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Steve Witherden (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Newtown?
- Homes in Newtown sold for a typical £185,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 84 sales, down 0.7% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- Does Newtown have a railway station?
- Yes: Newtown (Powys) is 450 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Newtown, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Newtown?
- Ofcom reports on 379 of the 396 postcodes in Newtown. At 302 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Newtown?
- 15 of the 396 postcodes now in use in Newtown came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 112 homes sold in Newtown were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SY16 district, 5%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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