Postcode sector · Machynlleth

SY20 0 area guide

Who lives in SY20 0, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Powys
Region: Wales
Population: 2,098 (2024)

SY20 0Postcode sector · Machynlleth

At a glance

What SY20 0 is like

The SY20 0 postcode sector in Powys covers 2 live postcodes and is home to about 2,098 people across 1 census neighbourhoods. 53.8% of households own their home, 18.1% rent privately and 27.5% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 70–74, and 54.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation it sits close to the middle of the range for Wales. Higher-harm crime is around the national middle.

Scores

How SY20 0 compares

Each figure is set against Wales as a whole. Follow a score for the detail behind it.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle — decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales, 10 the least.

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle — 29.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

3.7/ 10

Limited — 1 station within a mile, 10 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

1 school in SY20 0. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£41,673

Average a year, before tax — higher than 16% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Only flagged where this area is materially different from the national picture.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
27.5% of homes are social housing, against 16.5% across Wales.
02
An older population
26% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.

Questions

SY20 0 FAQs

Is SY20 0 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 6.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 29.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 3.7 out of 10 (limited).

Is SY20 0 safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around SY20 0, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in SY20 0?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 70–74, at 7.6% of residents. 53.8% of households own their home. The most common home is terraced (43.1%).

Which council covers SY20 0?

SY20 0 is in Powys.

SY20 0 is in Powys, in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SY20 0?

Connectivity scores 3.7 out of 10.

There are 10 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 3.7 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Machynlleth Rail Station, 0.6 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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