SY21 8PQ Powys
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Berriew and Castle Caereinion.
Streets
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 F (26% of about 650 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Berriew. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 27.
- 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
- 4 Church Terrace, grade II
- 5 Church Terrace, grade II
- Allsorts, grade II
- Church of Saint Beuno (aka St Beuno), grade II
- Corner Shop, grade II
- Former School, grade II
- Lychgate Cottage, grade II
- Lychgate to Churchyard, grade II
- Memorial Cross in Churchyard, grade II
- Milepost, grade II
- No 2 (with attached outbuildings), grade II
- No1 with attached outbuildings, grade II
- No3 (excluding modern extensions), grade II
- Rhiew Cottage, grade II
- Rhiew House, grade II
- River View, grade II
- River View, grade II
- Tegfan, grade II
- Telephone Call-box at NE approach to Berriew Bridge, grade II
- The Cottage, grade II
- The Farmhouse, grade II
- The Old School House, grade II
- The Sign, grade II
- The Sign, grade II
- The Sign, grade II
- The Smithy, grade II
- Whittingham's Stores, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 14 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: none is in an area at risk.
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 14 addresses are between 86 m and 88 m above sea level (87 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 | 7.7 km (4.8 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), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lion Hotel Berriew | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Welshpool Bus Station Stand D | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 85.2 km (53 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Montgomery Medical Practice | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Victoria Memorial Hospital | 8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Police station | Welshpool Police Station | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 920 m² | 330 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,170 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Vicarage, a listed building (Grade II*), 130 m north-west. 39 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Vicarage | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m north-west |
| Lower cil Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Site E of Plas-Llwyn (revealed by aerial photography) | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Glansevern Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Vaynor Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Maen Beuno | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Mound & Bailey Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Crane Coppice | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Bowen's Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Cil Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Arthur's Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Palace Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Pandy Dingle | Valley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 14 |
10 of the postcode's 14 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 | 55 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 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) | 1% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 21% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 B4390.