Housing in SY20 8UP
What the homes in SY20 8UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Machynlleth & Banwy
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,097 (2024)
SY20 8UPMachynlleth
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (62.9%). Flats make up 1.7%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the SY20 8UP area is above that, at 78.5%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 15.4% of households against 17%. 55% own outright and 23.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned78.5%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.1%0.3%
- Private rented15.4%17%
- Social rented5.6%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 2.3 people living in it. 28% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.7%. 20% 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 8UP sits in (Machynlleth & Banwy): about 2,097 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.