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SY10 0 area guide

Who lives in SY10 0, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Powys
Region
Wales
Population
7,444 (2024)
At a glance

What SY10 0 is like

The SY10 0 postcode sector in Powys covers 147 live postcodes and is home to about 7,444 people in 3,179 households. 74.3% of households own their home, 16.6% rent privately and 8.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 55.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Wales. Higher-harm crime is less than half the England and Wales average. Homes in SY10 0 sold for a median of £226,250 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SY10 0 compares

Headline figures for SY10 0, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore
5.5/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Wales) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
4/ 10

Around the middle: 15.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£226,250

Median over 14 sales in SY10 0, −25.8% on the year before.

TransportMore
0.3/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 2 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
5

5 schools in SY10 0. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore
£44,306

Average annual income before tax, higher than 25% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SY10 0 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    28.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.

  2. 02
    Mostly owner-occupied

    74.3% of households own their home, against 66.1% across Wales.

Questions

SY10 0 FAQs

01
Is SY10 0 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.5 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 15.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10 (poor).
02
How much does a house cost in SY10 0?

The median sale price over the last year was £226,250.

Homes in SY10 0 sold for a median of £226,250 across 14 sales in the year to August 2026, −25.8% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is SY10 0 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around SY10 0, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.
04
Who lives in SY10 0?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 9% of residents. 74.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (66.5%).
05
Which council covers SY10 0?

The local authority for SY10 0 is Powys.

SY10 0 comes under Powys in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is SY10 0?

Connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10.

There are 2 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.3 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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