SY15
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Montgomery and Churchstoke, in Powys and Shropshire.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SY15 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SY15, 51.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SY15 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SY15 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SY15 at a rate of 35.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 66.4 per 1,000 people across SY.
In August 2026 alone, 28 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SY15.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (88), other crime (48) and anti-social behaviour (30).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SY15 was 30.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in SY15, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SY15 has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.
Neighbourhoods in SY15
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powys 005C | 1,285 | 48.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 53.3% |
| Powys 007A | 1,740 | 30.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 38.1% |
| Powys 007B | 2,034 | 35.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 79.9% |
MPs for SY15
- Steve WitherdenLabourMP for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr82% of SY15’s postcodes
- Stuart AndersonConservativeMP for South Shropshire18% of SY15’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in SY151
Postcode sectors in SY151
Councils SY15 covers2
Postcode districts next to SY154
More in the SY postcode area2
SY15 in brief
SY15 is a postcode district covering Montgomery and Churchstoke, in Powys and Shropshire.
About 5,726 people lived in SY15 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £265,000 in 2025 across 63 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 35.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SY15 was £265,000 in 2025.
SY15 had 5,547 usual residents at the census.
In SY15, 51.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SY15, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.