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SY21 7TN area guide

Who lives in SY21 7TN, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Welshpool
Council: Powys
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 1,776 (2024)

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At a glance

What SY21 7TN is like

SY21 7TN is a postcode in the Welshpool area of Powys. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,776 people. 62.8% of households own their home, 18.6% rent privately and 18.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 59% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Wales. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in SY21 7 sold for a median of £195,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SY21 7TN compares

Headline figures for SY21 7TN, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Wales) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 15.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£195,000

Median over 40 sales in SY21 7, +5.4% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 22 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

3 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£37,717

Average annual income before tax, higher than 6% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SY21 7TN differs most from the national average.

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Prices risingPositive
The median sale price in SY21 7 is up 5.4% on the year before.

Questions

SY21 7TN FAQs

Is SY21 7TN a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 15.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in SY21 7TN?

The median sale price over the last year was £195,000.

Homes in SY21 7 sold for a median of £195,000 across 40 sales in the year to August 2026, +5.4% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is SY21 7TN safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around SY21 7TN, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in SY21 7TN?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.5% of residents. 62.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (45.1%).

Which council covers SY21 7TN?

The local authority for SY21 7TN is Powys.

SY21 7TN comes under Powys in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SY21 7TN?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 22 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Welshpool Rail Station, 0.8 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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