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SY15 6 area guide

Who lives in SY15 6, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Powys
Region
Wales
Population
15,107 (2024)
At a glance

What SY15 6 is like

The SY15 6 postcode sector in Powys covers 255 live postcodes and is home to about 15,107 people in 6,517 households. 73.1% of households own their home, 18.8% rent privately and 7.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 55.9% 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 SY15 6 sold for a median of £260,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SY15 6 compares

Headline figures for SY15 6, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore
7.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore
4/ 10

Around the middle: 15.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£260,000

Median over 41 sales in SY15 6, −0.8% on the year before.

TransportMore
0.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore
86%

Rated good or better across 7 inspected schools in SY15 6.

Household incomeMore
£47,502

Average annual income before tax, higher than 34% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SY15 6 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    30.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.

Questions

SY15 6 FAQs

01
Is SY15 6 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 15.3 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 86% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).
02
How much does a house cost in SY15 6?

The median sale price over the last year was £260,000.

Homes in SY15 6 sold for a median of £260,000 across 41 sales in the year to August 2026, −0.8% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is SY15 6 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year around SY15 6, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.
04
Who lives in SY15 6?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 9.2% of residents. 73.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (67.2%).
05
Which council covers SY15 6?

The local authority for SY15 6 is Powys.

SY15 6 comes under Powys in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is SY15 6?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 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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