Housing in SY16 4FA
What the homes in SY16 4FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Abermule, Churchstoke & Kerry
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,132 (2024)
SY16 4FANewtown
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (66.9%). Flats make up 1%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the SY16 4FA area is above that, at 76%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 16.4% of households against 17%. 51.5% own outright and 24.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned76%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
- Private rented16.4%17%
- Social rented7.3%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.1%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. 27.5% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 22%. 22.2% 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 4FA sits in (Abermule, Churchstoke & Kerry): about 2,132 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.