Postcode · Welshpool

SY21 8FJ area guide

Who lives in SY21 8FJ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Welshpool
Council: Powys
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 1,299 (2024)

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At a glance

What SY21 8FJ is like

SY21 8FJ is a postcode in the Welshpool neighbourhood of Powys. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,299 people. 47% of households own their home, 25.3% rent privately and 26.6% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 85+, and 53.4% 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. Homes in SY21 8 sold for a median of £250,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SY21 8FJ compares

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

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle — 28.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£250,000

Median over 41 sales in SY21 8, −16.7% on the year before.

TransportMore

2.5/ 10

Limited — 1 station within a mile, 3 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

Household incomeMore

£37,717

Average a year, before tax — higher than 6% 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 big private rental marketPositive
25.3% of households rent privately, against 17% across Wales. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A lot of social housingLook closer
26.6% of homes are social housing, against 16.5% across Wales.
03
Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in SY21 8 is down 16.7% on the year before.
04
An older population
27.4% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.

Questions

SY21 8FJ FAQs

Is SY21 8FJ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 4.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 28.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 2.5 out of 10 (limited).

How much does a house cost in SY21 8FJ?

The median sale price over the last year was £250,000.

Homes in SY21 8 sold for a median of £250,000 across 41 sales in the year to August 2026, −16.7% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry's record of every residential sale.

Is SY21 8FJ safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around SY21 8FJ, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in SY21 8FJ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 85+, at 7.4% of residents. 47% of households own their home. The most common home is terraced (31.3%).

Which council covers SY21 8FJ?

SY21 8FJ is in Powys.

SY21 8FJ is in Powys, in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SY21 8FJ?

Connectivity scores 2.5 out of 10.

There are 3 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 2.5 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Welshpool Rail Station, 0.4 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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