Housing in SY16 2BB
What the homes in SY16 2BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Newtown North
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,138 (2024)
SY16 2BBNewtown
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (35.6%). Flats make up 30.3%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the SY16 2BB area is well below that, at 38.7%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 25.5% of households against 17%. 23.9% own outright and 14.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned38.7%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.1%0.3%
- Private rented25.5%17%
- Social rented35.6%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.2%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 45.2% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 28.9%. 21.6% 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 2BB sits in (Newtown North): about 2,138 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.