SY22
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Llanfyllin, Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain and Llanymynech, 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 SY22 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SY22, 56.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SY22 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SY22 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SY22 at a rate of 98.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 66.4 per 1,000 people across SY.
In August 2026 alone, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SY22.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (585), violence and sexual offences (221) and other crime (64).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SY22 was 43.0 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 SY22, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SY22 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.
Neighbourhoods in SY22
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powys 001A | 1,585 | 64.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 19.7% |
| Powys 001D | 1,988 | 59.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 43.1% |
| Powys 001E | 2,399 | 241.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 24.6% |
| Powys 002B | 2,149 | 13.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 69.9% |
| Powys 002C | 1,854 | 46.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.0% |
MPs for SY22
- Steve WitherdenLabourMP for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr96% of SY22’s postcodes
- Helen MorganLiberal DemocratMP for North Shropshire4.3% of SY22’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 SY222
Postcode sectors in SY222
Council1
Postcode districts next to SY223
More in the SY postcode area2
SY22 in brief
SY22 is a postcode district covering Llanfyllin, Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain and Llanymynech, in Powys.
About 9,465 people lived in SY22 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £258,750 in 2025 across 124 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 98.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SY22 was £258,750 in 2025.
SY22 had 9,149 usual residents at the census.
In SY22, 56.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SY22, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.