SY21 8BE postcode in Powys, Wales

SY21 8BE is a postcode in Powys, in the Berriew and Castle Caereinion 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.

Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at SY21 8BE can get it Across Powys: 62% Typical price £250,000 Homes sold in SY21 8, last 12 months. ▼ 16.7% on the year before Council tax around here Band F the most common band in the neighbourhood, 26% of homes Nearest station Welshpool 8.5 km in a straight line

Where SY21 8BE is, and what is near it

Map of SY21 8BE and what is near it Map of SY21 8BE: its centre point, with the 242 other postcodes in the SY21 8 sector, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SY21 8AP: also in SY21 8SY21 8AS: also in SY21 8SY21 8AT: also in SY21 8SY21 8AU: also in SY21 8SY21 8AX: also in SY21 8SY21 8AY: also in SY21 8SY21 8AZ: also in SY21 8SY21 8BA: also in SY21 8SY21 8BB: also in SY21 8SY21 8BD: also in SY21 8SY21 8BG: also in SY21 8SY21 8BH: also in SY21 8SY21 8BQ: also in SY21 8SY21 8BT: also in SY21 8SY21 8PD: also in SY21 8SY21 8PE: also in SY21 8SY21 8PF: also in SY21 8SY21 8PG: also in SY21 8SY21 8PH: also in SY21 8SY21 8PJ: also in SY21 8SY21 8PL: also in SY21 8SY21 8PN: also in SY21 8SY21 8PP: also in SY21 8SY21 8PQ: also in SY21 8SY21 8PR: also in SY21 8SY21 8PS: also in SY21 8SY21 8PW: also in SY21 8SY21 8QE: also in SY21 8SY21 8QY: also in SY21 8 GP 7.7 kmGP 7.9 km2 places, 8.5–8.9 kmNewtown (Powys) station 11.7 kmTrelystan and Trewern SY21 8BE Map of SY21 8BE and what is near it Map of SY21 8BE: its centre point, with the 242 other postcodes in the SY21 8 sector, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. GP 7.7 kmGP 7.9 km2 places, 8.5–8.9 kmTrelystan and Trewern SY21 8BE
  • SY21 8BE
  • Other postcodes in SY21 8: press one for its page
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, 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 52.6061, longitude -3.2328)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SY21 8BE?

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 SY21 8BE?

Every home and business at SY21 8BE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SY21 8BE 100% Powys 62%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SY21 8BE 100% Powys 88%
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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 SY21 8BE?

BinDayBuddy does not read Powys County Council's collection days yet.

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 SY21 8BE?

Homes in SY21 8 sold for a typical £250,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 41 sales, down 16.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£250,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£300,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 16.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £295,625 22 sales
  • Semi-detached £207,500 15 sales
  • Terraced 4 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SY21 district: a typical £247,000 from 141 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 SY21 8BE

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in SY21 8BE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 March 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

What council tax band are homes near SY21 8BE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 650 homes in the neighbourhood around SY21 8BE. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band F. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (45%). 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 SY21 8BE

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 £5,487 (band I); band F, the most common, is £3,397.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,568
Band Babout 20 (3%)£1,829
Band Cabout 30 (5%)£2,090
Band Dabout 120 (18%)£2,352
Band Eabout 160 (25%)£2,874
Band Fabout 170 (26%)£3,397
Band Gabout 100 (15%)£3,920
Band Habout 30 (5%)£4,703
Band Iabout 10 (2%)£5,487

When the homes were built

  1. 45% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 18% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 SY21 8BE is in (ONS area W01000428), 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 SY21 8BE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SY21 8BE is Welshpool Rail Station, 8.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Welshpool Rail Station Railway station 8.5 kmDrive
  • Newtown (Powys) Rail Station Railway station 11.7 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 SY21 8BE, 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 SY21 8BE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SY21 8BE, 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 SY21 8BE?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SY21 8BE on the map as of 20 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 Map

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

Which dentists are near SY21 8BE?

The nearest to the centre of SY21 8BE, in a straight line.

  • Dental Surgery, Old Bank House 7.8 kmDrive
  • Community Dental Clinic 8.9 kmDrive

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

Which vets are near SY21 8BE?

The nearest vets to the centre of SY21 8BE 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 SY21 8BE?

Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of SY21 8BE 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 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 SY21 8BE

Ward
Berriew and Castle Caereinion
Community
Berriew
Country
Wales
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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.

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Nearby postcodes

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

SY21 8BQ400 mSY21 8PS640 mSY21 8BD880 mSY21 8AU1.1 kmSY21 8BG1.1 kmSY21 8AX1.2 km
All of SY21

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

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