# SY16 9: postcode sector in Powys

8 live postcodes, all in Powys.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Powys. Open the map at SY16 9 for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Powys](https://openindex.co.uk/powys) › [SY16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy16)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £237,042** (August 2026). Powys’s average house price was £237,042 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,909** (2025). Full-time workers living in Powys earned a median of £35,909 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 91st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.6×** (2025). A home in Powys costs 6.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 136th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Population estimate: 134,843** (2025). Powys’s population was an estimated 134,843 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). No change in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode sector
- Live postcodes: 8
- Council: [Powys](https://openindex.co.uk/powys)
- Centre: 52.5143, -3.3133

Council: [Powys](https://openindex.co.uk/powys) (Welsh council, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/montgomeryshire-and-glyndwr): Steve Witherden (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Postcodes in SY16 9

[SY16 9AU](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy16-9au), [SY16 9AW](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy16-9aw), [SY16 9AY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy16-9ay), [SY16 9BA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy16-9ba), [SY16 9BL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy16-9bl), [SY16 9BN](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy16-9bn), [SY16 9BP](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy16-9bp), [SY16 9BQ](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy16-9bq)

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy16-9.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy16-9