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SY15 area guide

Who lives in SY15, 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 is like

The SY15 postcode district 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 sold for a median of £260,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SY15 compares

Headline figures for SY15, 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, −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.

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 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 FAQs

01
Is SY15 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?

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

Homes in SY15 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 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, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.
04
Who lives in SY15?

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?

The local authority for SY15 is Powys.

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

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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