Housing in SY16 2LA
What the homes in SY16 2LA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Newtown North
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,161 (2024)
SY16 2LANewtown
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (41.4%). Flats make up 16%, above the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the SY16 2LA area is broadly in line with that, at 64.5%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 20.3% of households against 17%. 43.6% own outright and 20.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.5%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.1%0.3%
- Private rented20.3%17%
- Social rented14.8%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.3%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. 39% 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 22.8%. 16.9% 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 2LA sits in (Newtown North): about 2,161 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.