SY17
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Caersws, Llandinam and Carno, in Powys.
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 SY17 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SY17, 56.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SY17 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SY17 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SY17 at a rate of 45.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 66.4 per 1,000 people across SY.
In August 2026 alone, 10 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SY17.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (57), anti-social behaviour (55) and other crime (23).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SY17 was 45.9 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 SY17, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SY17 has no single figure. Of its 2 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.
Neighbourhoods in SY17
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powys 006A | 2,272 | 62.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 57.9% |
| Powys 010B | 1,382 | 18.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 74.5% |
Your MP
- Steve WitherdenLabourMP for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in SY171
Council1
Postcode districts next to SY174
Nearest rail stations1
More in the SY postcode area2
SY17 in brief
SY17 is a postcode district covering Caersws, Llandinam and Carno, in Powys.
About 3,549 people lived in SY17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £237,500 in 2025 across 46 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 45.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SY17 was £237,500 in 2025.
SY17 had 3,494 usual residents at the census.
In SY17, 56.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SY17, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.