SY16 2NU postcode in Newtown, Powys

SY16 2NU is a postcode in Newtown, in the Newtown East ward of Powys. It is in the Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr parliamentary constituency and the Dyfed-Powys police force area, and has been in use since January 1980. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Powys: 62% Typical price £195,800 Homes sold in SY16 2, last 12 months. ▼ 2.1% on the year before Council tax around here Band B the most common band in the neighbourhood, 47% of homes Nearest station Newtown (Powys) 450 m in a straight line

Where SY16 2NU is, and what is near it

Map of SY16 2NU and what is near it Map of SY16 2NU: its centre point, with the 179 other postcodes in the SY16 2 sector, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 GP practice, 13 bus stops (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. SY16 2AA: also in SY16 2SY16 2AD: also in SY16 2SY16 2AE: also in SY16 2SY16 2AF: also in SY16 2SY16 2AG: also in SY16 2SY16 2AN: also in SY16 2SY16 2AQ: also in SY16 2SY16 2AR: also in SY16 2SY16 2AS: also in SY16 2SY16 2AT: also in SY16 2SY16 2AU: also in SY16 2SY16 2AW: also in SY16 2SY16 2AY: also in SY16 2SY16 2AZ: also in SY16 2SY16 2BB: also in SY16 2SY16 2BE: also in SY16 2SY16 2BG: also in SY16 2SY16 2BJ: also in SY16 2SY16 2BP: also in SY16 2SY16 2BQ: also in SY16 2SY16 2BS: also in SY16 2SY16 2BT: also in SY16 2SY16 2BU: also in SY16 2SY16 2BW: also in SY16 2SY16 2BX: also in SY16 2SY16 2DY: also in SY16 2SY16 2DZ: also in SY16 2SY16 2EA: also in SY16 2SY16 2EB: also in SY16 2SY16 2ED: also in SY16 2SY16 2EE: also in SY16 2SY16 2EJ: also in SY16 2SY16 2ES: also in SY16 2SY16 2ET: also in SY16 2SY16 2HX: also in SY16 2SY16 2JZ: also in SY16 2SY16 2LB: also in SY16 2SY16 2LD: also in SY16 2SY16 2LN: also in SY16 2SY16 2LP: also in SY16 2SY16 2LR: also in SY16 2SY16 2LS: also in SY16 2SY16 2LT: also in SY16 2SY16 2LU: also in SY16 2SY16 2LW: also in SY16 2SY16 2LX: also in SY16 2SY16 2LY: also in SY16 2SY16 2LZ: also in SY16 2SY16 2NA: also in SY16 2SY16 2NH: also in SY16 2SY16 2NP: also in SY16 2SY16 2NQ: also in SY16 2SY16 2NR: also in SY16 2SY16 2NT: also in SY16 2SY16 2NW: also in SY16 2SY16 2NX: also in SY16 2SY16 2NZ: also in SY16 2SY16 2PD: also in SY16 2SY16 2PN: also in SY16 2SY16 2PP: also in SY16 2SY16 2PQ: also in SY16 2SY16 2PZ: also in SY16 2SY16 2QF: also in SY16 2SY16 2QZ: also in SY16 2SY16 2WG: also in SY16 2 Bus stop 400 mNewtown SY16 2NU Map of SY16 2NU and what is near it Map of SY16 2NU: its centre point, with the 179 other postcodes in the SY16 2 sector, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 GP practice, 13 bus stops (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Bus stop 400 mBus stop 400 mNewtown SY16 2NU
  • SY16 2NU
  • Other postcodes in SY16 2: press one for its page
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 GP practice
  • 13 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.5149, longitude -3.3160)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SY16 2NU?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SY16 2NU?

Every home and business at SY16 2NU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Powys: 62%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Powys: 88%

The line marks the figure across Powys.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SY16 2NU?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for SY16 2NU.

Check the bin days for SY16 2NU on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

What do homes sell for near SY16 2NU?

Homes in SY16 2 sold for a typical £195,800 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 41 sales, down 2.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£195,800 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£200,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £292,500 18 sales
  • Semi-detached £186,500 10 sales
  • Terraced £140,000 11 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: a typical £210,000 from 140 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in SY16 2NU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SY16 2NU from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at SY16 2NU

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at SY16 2NU. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SY16 2NU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,180 homes in the neighbourhood around SY16 2NU. The largest share of them, 47%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (36%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SY16 2NU

Band D in Powys for 2026‑27: £2,352. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,568 (band A) to £3,920 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,829.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 240 (20%)£1,568
Band Babout 550 (47%)£1,829
Band Cabout 200 (17%)£2,090
Band Dabout 60 (5%)£2,352
Band Eabout 60 (5%)£2,874
Band Fabout 50 (4%)£3,397
Band Gabout 20 (2%)£3,920
Band Hwithheld£4,703

When the homes were built

  1. 28% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 36% 1965 to 1982
  6. 13% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. 6% 2020 or later

Averages for Powys before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Welsh Government (StatsWales), Composition of average band D council tax by billing authority, published 24 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SY16 2NU is in (ONS area W01000480), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SY16 2NU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SY16 2NU is Newtown (Powys) Rail Station, 450 metres away in a straight line.

  • Newtown (Powys) Rail Station Railway station 450 mWalk
  • Caersws Rail Station Railway station 7.9 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Newtown Bus Station Stand 3, 92 m away.

More stations near SY16 2NU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SY16 2NU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SY16 2NU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SY16 2NU?

2 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SY16 2NU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 150 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 150 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SY16 2NU?

The nearest to the centre of SY16 2NU, in a straight line.

  • My Dentist Out of Hours 250 mWalk
  • Park Street Clinic (Dental Surgery) 300 mWalk

Source: NHS Wales, through the NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SY16 2NU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SY16 2NU, in a straight line. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Wales, through the NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SY16 2NU?

The nearest vets to the centre of SY16 2NU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

How much crime is there near SY16 2NU?

Police.uk records 130 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SY16 2NU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences62 reports
Criminal damage and arson16 reports
Anti-social behaviour14 reports
Public order10 reports
Shoplifting8 reports
Other theft7 reports

Also: drugs 7, burglary 2, other crime 2, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SY16 2NU

Ward
Newtown East
Community
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn
Country
Wales
Built-up area
Newtown
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

Schools and flood risk in Wales: our sources for them cover England only.

We list hospitals and care homes in England only. In Wales, hospitals are inspected by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and care homes by Care Inspectorate Wales.

Around SY16 2NU

Go wider

Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

SY16 2 sector SY16 district SY postcode area Newtown postcodes

Questions about a postcode

Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SY16 2NT10 mSY16 2NP20 mSY16 2PN20 mSY16 2NR30 mSY16 2QZ40 mSY16 2NX40 m
All of SY16

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

Check another postcode

Something wrong on this page? Report an error and we will check it against the source.