SY16 3PZ postcode in Powys, Wales
SY16 3PZ is a postcode in Powys, in the Rhiwcynon ward. It is in the Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr parliamentary constituency and the Dyfed-Powys police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where SY16 3PZ is, and what is near it
- SY16 3PZ
- Other postcodes in SY16 3: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 GP practice
- Further out, with the distance
Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.5633, longitude -3.3908)
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Welsh Government school list; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
Who looks after SY16 3PZ?
- PowysCouncil Powys: bins, council tax, planning
- John Yeomans and Heulwen Doreen HulmeElected for the Rhiwcynon ward, which has 1 seats: one of them no longer sits, after a by-election When elected, and how to contact them
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around SY16 3PZ Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Dyfed-PowysPolice force area
- Montgomeryshire and GlyndwrParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Steve Witherden (Labour). How to contact Steve Witherden
- Gwynedd MaldwynSenedd constituency, electing six Members of the Senedd. It is the Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr and Dwyfor Meirionnydd UK Parliament constituencies together. Its Members, on the Senedd's site
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.
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026; Democracy Club; Senedd constituencies.
At this postcode
What broadband can you get at SY16 3PZ?
Every home and business at SY16 3PZ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
When are the bins collected at SY16 3PZ?
BinDayBuddy does not read Powys County Council's collection days yet.
Source: BinDayBuddy. It is built from councils' own collection systems and public data, and is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site.
At its centre point
Is SY16 3PZ at risk of flooding?
Natural Resources Wales maps the risk of flooding from rivers, the sea and surface water for every area of Wales, and its own check answers for any address.
Check your flood risk by postcode, at Natural Resources Wales Sign up for flood warnings, free, with Natural Resources WalesSource: Natural Resources Wales flood risk. Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Body for Wales and database right. All rights reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right.
At this postcode
Homes sold in SY16 3PZ
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SY16 3PZ from January 2024 to September 2026. Typical prices for the homes around it are under Prices.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
At this postcode
Who lives at SY16 3PZ?
At the 2021 Census, 2 people (1 female, 1 male) lived at SY16 3PZ, in 1 household.
| Census 2021 | SY16 3PZ | SY16 3 sector |
|---|---|---|
| People | 2 | 3,007 |
| Households | 1 | 1,248 |
| People per household | 2.0 | 2.4 |
ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here. The SY16 3 sector is its 166 postcodes with Census figures, added up.
Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.
How much energy do homes at SY16 3PZ use?
DESNZ publishes no domestic energy figures for SY16 3PZ. It leaves out any postcode with fewer than 5 domestic meters of a kind, or where two meters use most of the energy. Across the SY16 district, the median electricity meter used 2,475 kWh and the median gas meter used 7,475 kWh in 2024.
Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.
Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.
Near here
Which schools are near SY16 3PZ?
The nearest open primary and secondary schools to SY16 3PZ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Source: Welsh Government school list, read 27 October 2026. Each school opens its page on My Local School.
Near here
Where is the nearest station to SY16 3PZ?
The nearest railway station to the centre of SY16 3PZ is Caersws Rail Station, 6.0 km away in a straight line.
- Caersws Rail Station Railway station 6.0 kmDrive
- Newtown (Powys) Rail Station Railway station 7.8 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.
More stations near SY16 3PZ, and how we find themSource: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Near here
Which GP surgeries are near SY16 3PZ?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of SY16 3PZ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from.
- Newtown Medical Centre Phone 01686 611611 7.6 kmDrive
Source: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026.
Near here
Where can I charge an electric car near SY16 3PZ?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SY16 3PZ on the map as of 23 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Near here
Which dentists are near SY16 3PZ?
The nearest to the centre of SY16 3PZ, in a straight line.
- Park Street Clinic (Dental Surgery) 7.5 kmDrive
- My Dentist Out of Hours 7.6 kmDrive
Source: NHS Wales and Public Health Scotland.
Near here
Which vets are near SY16 3PZ?
The nearest vets to the centre of SY16 3PZ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Trefaldwyn Vets Phone +44 1938810087 11.0 kmDrive
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.
Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Across the SY16 3 sector
What do homes sell for near SY16 3PZ?
Homes in SY16 3 sold for a typical £285,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 29 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £275,000 from 35 sales. With fewer than 30 sales a year, a change can come from which homes happened to sell, so we do not give one.
- Detached £325,000 19 sales
- Semi-detached £202,000 8 sales
- Terraced 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 £213,500 from 144 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
In its neighbourhood
What council tax band are homes near SY16 3PZ?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,010 homes in the neighbourhood around SY16 3PZ. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band E. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (35%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 £4,703 (band H); band E, the most common, is £2,874.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 20 (2%) | £1,568 |
| Band B | about 20 (2%) | £1,829 |
| Band C | about 190 (19%) | £2,090 |
| Band D | about 170 (17%) | £2,352 |
| Band E | about 270 (27%) | £2,874 |
| Band F | about 250 (25%) | £3,397 |
| Band G | about 80 (8%) | £3,920 |
| Band H | about 10 (1%) | £4,703 |
When the homes were built
- 35% Before 1900
- 2% 1900 to 1918
- 2% 1919 to 1939
- 6% 1945 to 1964
- 14% 1965 to 1982
- 14% 1983 to 1999
- 20% 2000 to 2009
- 6% 2010 to 2019
- 2% 2020 or later
Averages for Powys before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Source: Band D council tax, published 24 March 2026.
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SY16 3PZ is in (ONS area W01000488), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.
Within a mile
How much crime is there near SY16 3PZ?
Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of SY16 3PZ in the latest month it has published.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.
The official record for SY16 3PZ
- Ward
- Rhiwcynon
- Community
- Tregynon
- Country
- Wales
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
Where to check what we do not hold
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.
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory, Census 2021 postcode estimates
- UK Parliament
- Democracy Club
- Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru: Senedd constituencies
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Natural Resources Wales flood risk
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: DESNZ postcode energy statistics
- Welsh Government school list
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- NHS England: NHS GP practices
- OpenStreetMap charging points, OpenStreetMap vets
- NHS Wales and Public Health Scotland
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Welsh Government (StatsWales); Scottish Government: Band D council tax
- HM Revenue and Customs: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands
- data.police.uk: police.uk
- BinDayBuddy, from each council: BinDayBuddy
Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Democracy Club data, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). © Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru, licensed under the Open Government Licence. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics.
Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0); Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0; Each council's own terms for its collection system.
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