Housing in SY20 8DS
What the homes in SY20 8DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Machynlleth & Banwy
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,098 (2024)
SY20 8DSMachynlleth
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (43.1%). Flats make up 16.3%, above the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the SY20 8DS area is below that, at 53.8%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.1% of households against 17%. 35.6% own outright and 18.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned53.8%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
- Private rented18.1%17%
- Social rented27.5%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.4%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. 40% 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 20.7%. 22% 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 SY20 8DS sits in (Machynlleth & Banwy): about 2,098 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.