A489 Powys - Powys, Shropshire
99 addresses across 4 postcodes (SY15), about 3.9 km (2.4 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 36500690.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Shropshire cost £277,521 in August 2026 (-0.9% on a year); private rents averaged £828 a month.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 4, F: 1, G: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, West Penyllan, is 50 m away.
- Radon: Up to 10 to 30% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A489, carries 2,633 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Shropshire costs £2,528 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Newtown (Powys), about 13.7 km (8.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 124 to 192 m above sea level.
- Noise: 18 of its 99 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Montgomery Medical Practice, about 4 km (2.5 miles) away.
- People: About 640 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 65% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Shropshire
A typical home in Shropshire cost £277,521 in August 2026, 0.9% less than a year before. That is 16% more than five years earlier and 41% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £416,462 |
| Semi-detached | £259,969 |
| Terraced | £208,538 |
| Flat or maisonette | £135,574 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £224,381 |
Private renters in Shropshire paid £828 a month on average in September 2026, 4.8% more than a year before. That is 31% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £611 |
| Two bedrooms | £773 |
| Three bedrooms | £959 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,406 |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 159 m². Most common: House, detached (6); Bungalow, detached (2); House, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (5); 1967-1975 (1); 2012 onwards (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 38 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel (6 meters are on Economy 7, the off-peak tariff for storage heaters).
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY15 6SP | 11 | 3,954 kWh | none recorded | |
| SY15 6HU | 14 6 Economy 7 | 4,156 kWh | none recorded | |
| SY15 6SR | 13 | 2,670 kWh | none recorded |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is SY15.
Council tax
What each band costs in Shropshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,528 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,685 | £1,966 | £2,247 | £2,528 | £3,090 | £3,652 | £4,214 | £5,056 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (19% of about 1,730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 9.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- THE LACK, grade II*
- BARN APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES SOUTH OF THE DITCHES FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BROMPTON HALL, grade II
- Lower Mellington Farmhouse, grade II
- Mellington Gatehouse, grade II
- MILESTONE AT NGR SO 2448 9376, grade II
- MILESTONE AT NGR SO 2463 9319, grade II
- PENTREHYLING FARMHOUSE, grade II
- PENTREHYLING HOUSE, grade II
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 15 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 23 address points in this street's postcodes, 2 at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 1 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 1 at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 1 at low 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SY15 6SP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| SY15 6HU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SY15 6HT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SY15 6SR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 10 to 30%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
By postcode centre: 5 to 10% (4); 10 to 30% (1).
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 50 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Penyllan Church Stoke | 1991 | Inert | 50 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 99 addresses are between 124 m and 192 m above sea level (138 m on average); the ground rises about 69 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY15 6HT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY15 6HU | 80% | 80% | 80% | 0% |
| SY15 6SP | 33% | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| SY15 6SR | 94% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Newtown (Powys) 171,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.7 km (8.5 miles) |
| Welshpool 177,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.2 km (8.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bluebell Hotel Pentrehyling | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 91.2 km (57 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Montgomery Medical Practice | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Bishops Castle Pharmacy | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Butler And Finnigan | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Bishops Castle Hospital | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Care homes | Stone House Good Jul 2019 | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Police station | Bishops Castle Police Station | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,180 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,940 m² | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Three Roman camps NW of Brompton Mill including tumulus and section of Offa's Dyke, a scheduled monument, 430 m (0.3 miles) north-east. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Three Roman camps NW of Brompton Mill including tumulus and section of Offa's Dyke | Scheduled monument | 430 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Motte and bailey castle and line of Offa's Dyke adjacent to Brompton Mill | Scheduled monument | 470 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Offa's Dyke; Brompton Bridge section extending from Brompton Bridge to Mellington Hall Lodge | Scheduled monument | 510 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Mellington Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mellington Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Weston Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Butcher's Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Pentrenant Dingle | Valley | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Seven Wells | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
| Caeliber Isaf | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.5 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 81 | 99 |
18 of the street's 99 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 Shropshire: see them on the Shropshire page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 92 childminders and 10 home childcarers (nannies) in Shropshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacheldre Bakehouse SY15 6TE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 31 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (dyfed-powys).
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. Most were on roads with a 60 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 2024 19:30 | Slight | 1 person | A489, 60 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A489 between LA Boundary and LA Boundary, with 2,633 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 320 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A489 | LA Boundary to A490 | 2,547 estimated; counted 2015 | 6% | -1% since 2015 | 180 m |
| A489 | LA Boundary to LA Boundary | 2,633 estimated; counted 2024 | 6% | +20% since 2015 | 320 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 32% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 26% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- SY15 6SP: 68 addresses of 80 in the postcode
- SY15 6HU: 15 addresses of 21 in the postcode
- SY15 6HT: 10 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- SY15 6SR: 6 addresses of 23 in the postcode
All the streets in SY15 and across Shropshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.