SY15 6PG Powys
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Forden and Montgomery.
Streets
- Kerry Street, Trefaldwyn / Montgomery: 12 addresses
- Arthur Street, Trefaldwyn / Montgomery: 2 addresses
- Back Lane, Trefaldwyn / Montgomery: 1 address
- Kerry Road, Trefaldwyn / Montgomery: 1 address
- Back Lane, Trefaldwyn / Montgomery: 1 address
- Arthur Street, Trefaldwyn / Montgomery: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Kerry Street, Trefaldwyn: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Powys in 2026-27: Band D £2,352 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,568 | £1,829 | £2,090 | £2,352 | £2,874 | £3,397 | £3,920 | £4,703 | £5,487 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (26% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Montgomery. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 44.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Listed buildings
- Bronwylfa, grade II*
- Rock House, grade II*
- The Town Hall, grade II*
- 1 Arthur Street, grade II
- 2 Castle Terrace, grade II
- 3 Castle Terrace, grade II
- 7 & 9 Broad Street, grade II
- Bank Cottage, grade II
- Bank House, grade II
- Braemar House, grade II
- Broad Street Farmhouse, grade II
- Bryn Cadwrfa, grade II
- Brynwylfa inclding outbuilding to rear, grade II
- Castle Kitchen, grade II
- Colomendy, grade II
- Compton House, grade II
- Corlan, grade II
- Cotswold, grade II
- Cullen House and railings, grade II
- Gates and railings fronting plot of land to the E of the building occupied by Spar Grocers, grade II
- Grosvenor, grade II
- Hurdley House, grade II
- Is-y-bryn, grade II
- Llwyn Cottage, grade II
- Milestone at corner of Princes Street and Church Bank, grade II
- Myrtle Cottage, grade II
- Myrtle House, grade II
- Old Stores House and Old Market Square Cottage, grade II
- Penymynydd, grade II
- Plas Trefaldwyn, grade II
And 14 more.
Flood risk
None of the 19 address points in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water on Natural Resources Wales's map. Outside those areas the chance is under 0.1% (1 in 1,000) a year.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. The map allows for flood defences. Address points are every property record (UPRN) in the postcode, each counted if it is in an area or within 5 m of one (the maps stop at building walls); a few are not homes, such as garages, business units or caravan pitches. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 19 addresses are between 170 m and 181 m above sea level (173 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Welshpool 177,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
| Newtown (Powys) 171,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Montgomery Town Hall | 70 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 88.5 km (55 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Montgomery Medical Practice | 70 m |
| Hospital | Victoria Memorial Hospital | 11.3 km (7.1 miles) |
| Police station | Welshpool Police Station | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,020 m² | 300 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Town Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 60 m north. 119 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m north |
| Rock House | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m north |
| Bronwylfa | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m north-east |
| Clawdd-y-dre | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m east |
| Town Bank & Ditches | Scheduled monument | 190 m north |
| Montgomery Medieval Town, Kerry Gate Extra Mural Settlement | Scheduled monument | 220 m south |
| Montgomery Castle | Scheduled monument | 390 m north |
| Lymore Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ffridd Wood | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Town Hill | Hill | 920 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Upper Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Lower Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Gwern-yr-ychain Dingle | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Dudston Covert | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 19 |
13 of the postcode's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Powys: see them on the Powys page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 25% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales's 1,917 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Kerry Street.