Housing in SY16 2DF
What the homes in SY16 2DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Newtown North
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,921 (2024)
SY16 2DFNewtown
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (50%). Flats make up 13.2%, broadly in line with the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the SY16 2DF area is broadly in line with that, at 68.5%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 17.7% of households against 17%. 45.4% own outright and 23% with a mortgage.
- Owned68.5%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.4%0.3%
- Private rented17.7%17%
- Social rented13.4%16.5%
- Lives rent free0%0.2%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.6% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 19.6%. 20.1% 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 2DF sits in (Newtown North): about 1,921 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.