Living in SY18, Powys
What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around SY18 in Powys. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.
- Homes on the streets around central SY18 sold at a median of £180,000 across 52 recorded sales, below the England average of £290,000 (HM Land Registry).
- Prices across Powys are up 3.8% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
- Police recorded 11 crimes within roughly a mile of the centre in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).
Figures gathered 15 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.
House prices
Average price in Powys: £237,762, up 3.8% on a year ago (July 2026).
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Council tax at Band D in Powys: £2,352 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →
Compare SY18 with another district
Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for SY18 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.
What actually sold around SY18
52 recorded home sales on the streets around central SY18 in the last 2 years, with a median of £180,000 and a range from £70,500 to £382,000. Mostly terraced houses.
| Address | Type | Sold for | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nant Yr Aderyn, 20 Rhos Y Maen Uchaf, SY18 6LD | Detached | £305,000 | 21 Aug 2026 |
| 4 Cwrt Hafren, SY18 6BH | Terraced | £158,000 | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Glynrhedyn Cwmdu, SY18 6DL | Detached | £340,000 | 26 Jun 2026 |
| Juniper Bank Penygreen Road, SY18 6AJ | Detached | £330,000 | 19 Jun 2026 |
| 36 Long Bridge Street, SY18 6AR | Terraced | £130,000 | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Cartref, SY18 6ET | Semi-detached | £245,000 | 27 May 2026 |
How to read this
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Schools nearby
No Ofsted-rated schools found within range of SY18.
What people here do for work
The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.
| Occupation group | Share of workers |
|---|---|
| Skilled trades | 17.6% |
| Caring, leisure and other service | 15.8% |
| Professional occupations | 14.9% |
| Elementary occupations | 11.0% |
| Administrative and secretarial | 9.4% |
Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.
How SY18 has changed since 2011
The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 9.7 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.
How to read this
The census neighbourhood at the centre of SY18 (W01000466, 1,331 residents in 2021, down 6.6% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 9.7 points.
| Measure | 2011 | 2021 | Change | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61.4% | 59.8% | -1.6 pts | -2.0 pts |
| Households renting privately | 11.0% | 16.3% | +5.3 pts | +3.7 pts |
| Households renting socially | 25.0% | 23.5% | -1.5 pts | -0.6 pts |
| Residents under 15 | 16.8% | 18.9% | +2.1 pts | -0.3 pts |
| Residents 65 and over | 26.3% | 28.2% | +1.9 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Adults with a degree or equivalent | 18.5% | 28.2% | +9.7 pts | +6.5 pts |
| Residents born outside the UK | 3.0% | 2.8% | -0.2 pts | +3.6 pts |
| Residents in good or very good health | 79.7% | 78.7% | -1.0 pts | +0.8 pts |
| Residents in a white ethnic group | 99.2% | 98.1% | -1.1 pts | -4.4 pts |
Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.
Crime
11 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central SY18 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.
Flood risk
Not mapped here for Wales. The flood data on this site is the Environment Agency's, which covers England only. Natural Resources Wales publishes the Flood Map for Planning for Wales, where an address in SY18 can be looked up.
Getting around & nearby essentials
1 supermarket, 1 pharmacy, 11 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs within a mile of central SY18.
Buses from the centre of SY18
Best-served stop: The Groe, with 0.9 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.
Evenings, Sundays and routes
The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of SY18 is The Groe: 0.9 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 0.5 in the evening and 0.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 06:30, last 20:08. Routes there: X75. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.
Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)
Common questions about SY18
What is the average house price in SY18?
The average sold price in Powys is £237,762 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.
Are house prices rising in SY18?
Prices in Powys are up 3.8% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
What do houses actually sell for in SY18?
The median of 52 recorded sales around central SY18 in the last 2 years is £180,000, ranging from £70,500 to £382,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).
How much crime is there in SY18?
11 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SY18 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).
Is SY18 at risk of flooding?
The flood maps this site reads are the Environment Agency's, which cover England only, so they say nothing about SY18. For Wales, Natural Resources Wales publishes the Flood Map for Planning, which shows the risk at a specific address.
Is SY18 a good place to live?
That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: the median home sells for £180,000; 11 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.
Is SY18 safe?
11 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SY18 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.
Neighbouring districts
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