Is SY16 3BQ a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

SY16 3BQ is a postcode in Newtown East, Powys, Wales, Wales. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near SY16 3BQ, then scores the surrounding small area 68/100 - top 22% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around SY16 3BQ are health and safety, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for SY16 3BQ is based on Powys 006 Census 2021. It covers 6,147 residents, 23 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 51, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 75% owner-occupied, 15% privately rented, 9% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official Wales neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 6/10.

For property prices near SY16 3BQ, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the SY16 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £195k from 28 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near SY16 3BQ by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near SY16 3BQ; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.