# SY22 5BW: area report for a postcode in Powys

SY22 5BW is a postcode 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 SY22 5BW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Powys](https://openindex.co.uk/powys) › [SY22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy22) › [SY22 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy22-5)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Powys 001A: 64 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.2755,52.7656,SY225BW
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.2755,52.7656,SY225BW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.2755,52.7656,SY225BW
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 90 m south east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.2755,52.7656,SY225BW
- **Wales’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Powys 001A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.2755,52.7656,SY225BW
- **£237,042 average price**: For the whole of Powys, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.2755,52.7656,SY225BW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.2755,52.7656,SY225BW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.2755,52.7656,SY225BW
- **No gigabit broadband at SY22 5BW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.2755,52.7656,SY225BW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.2755,52.7656,SY225BW
- **3.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.2755,52.7656,SY225BW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ysgol Llanfyllin](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-llanfyllin-w6665501) | All-through | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £362,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2024 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2025 | £90,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2023 | £140,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £128,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £116,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LLANFYLLIN GROUP PRACTICE (230 m)
- Dental practices: LLANFYLLIN GROUP PRACTICE (230 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Llanfyllin (200 m, Spar)

## 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.

## Powys 001A (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £142,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Powys 001A was £142,500 in 2025. Joint 1,991st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,585** (2021). Powys 001A had 1,585 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,907th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 19.7%** (January 2026). In Powys 001A, 19.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 3.2%** (August 2026). In Powys 001A, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## SY22 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £258,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SY22 was £258,750 in 2025. Joint 822nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 9,149** (2021). SY22 had 9,149 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 676th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in SY22 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 56.1%** (January 2026). In SY22, 56.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Powys](https://openindex.co.uk/powys)
- Centre: 52.7656, -3.2755

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.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-wales), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.2755,52.7656,SY225BW

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy22-5bw