Housing in SY16 3BL
What the homes in SY16 3BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Abermule, Churchstoke & Kerry
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,037 (2024)
SY16 3BLNewtown
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (64.5%). Flats make up 1.4%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the SY16 3BL area is above that, at 74.8%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19% of households against 17%. 48.1% own outright and 26.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned74.8%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.5%0.3%
- Private rented19%17%
- Social rented5.7%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 2.3 people living in it. 25.8% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 21%. 21.8% 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 3BL sits in (Abermule, Churchstoke & Kerry): about 2,037 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.