Housing in SY16 1JS
What the homes in SY16 1JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Newtown South
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,965 (2024)
SY16 1JSNewtown
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (56.2%). Flats make up 12.6%, broadly in line with the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the SY16 1JS area is well below that, at 39.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12% of households against 17%. 20.4% own outright and 19.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned39.8%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.3%0.3%
- Private rented12%17%
- Social rented47.6%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.2%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 19.2%. 30.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Powys
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Powys, August 2026, +9.1% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SY16 1JS sits in (Newtown South): about 1,965 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.