Maes Dyfi Machynlleth, Powys
17 addresses across 2 postcodes (SY20), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 26200198.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 7, C: 1, D: 5, E: 1).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Powys costs £2,352 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Machynlleth, about 640 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 1.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 18 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Glantwymyn Health Centre, about 100 m away.
- People: About 500 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 51% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 56 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 64 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (7); House, end-terrace (3); Flat (3). Built: 1991-1995 (14); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (15).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
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 street: most are in band C (49% of about 1,130 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Machynlleth. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Roadworks
Street works permits come from the Department for Transport's Street Manager, which covers England only.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 41 address points in this street's postcodes, 6 at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 15 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: none is in an area at risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 6 at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 15 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SY20 8ES | not in 2 or 3 | 6 / 0 / 5 |
| SY20 8EF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 3 / 10 |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 18 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY20 8EF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY20 8ES | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Machynlleth 128,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Dovey Junction 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Penhelig 8,190 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.7 km (8.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ysbyty Bro Ddyfi Machynlleth | 100 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Evolt Network | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 106 km (66 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Glantwymyn Health Centre | 100 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Llys Einion Dental Surgery | 160 m |
| Hospital | Broddyfi Community Hospital | 100 m |
| Police station | Machynlleth Police Station | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Machynlleth, Machynlleth Cashzone | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 920 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,360 m² | 360 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Court House, a listed building (Grade II*), 90 m south-east. 112 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Court House | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m south-east |
| The Court House | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m south-east |
| Owain Glyndwr's Parliament House | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m west |
| Royal House | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Plas Machynlleth | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 720 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Machynlleth Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Ffridd round barrows | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Coed Salter | Wood | 610 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Coed Llynlloedd | Wood | 1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Wylfa | Hill | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Llyn Glanmerin | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Cwm Ysgolion | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
| Llyn y Bwtri | Tidal water | 4.8 km (3 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.2 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 17 |
1 of the street's 17 addresses is 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Bro Hyddgen Welsh medium | All-through | 4–19 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HennighansTop Shop SY20 8EF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 5 Mar 2025 |
| Bro Ddyfi Community Hospital SY20 8AD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 110 m | 5 Very good | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Co-operative Group SY20 8EA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 110 m | 4 Good | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Llaeth Teulu Jenkins SY20 8EA | Distributors/Transporters | 110 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Green Isle Growers SY20 8AE | Manufacturers/packers | 130 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jun 2015 |
| Caffi Glyndwr SY20 8EE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jun 2025 |
| Cyfle Newydd Day Services SY20 8EQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 190 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 1 May 2025 |
| Hafal SY20 8EQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 190 m | 4 Good | 28 Jan 2020 |
| Cambrian Butchers and Farm Shop SY20 8DY | Retailers - other | 220 m | 4 Good | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Ian Snow SY20 8AF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | Exempt | |
| Studio 13 Ice Cream & Desserts SY20 8DT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 5 Very good | 14 May 2025 |
| Hennighans Bottom Shop SY20 8DT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 1 Nov 2025 |
| Spar Stores SY20 8EE | Retailers - other | 260 m | 4 Good | 26 Jul 2018 |
| Maenllwyd Guest House SY20 8EY | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 260 m | 5 Very good | 25 Jun 2024 |
| China Garden SY20 8DT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 300 m | 4 Good | 29 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 35 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Llynlloedd Lane (24); On or near Pendre Road (8); On or near A489 (7); On or near New Street (6); On or near Heol Maengwyn (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 35% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 35% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 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 | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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.
What has changed
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band B, house, end-terrace (lodged 20 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Tre Garth · Ffordd Pendre · Tregarth · Tregarth · Tre Garth · Trem yr Allt · Heol Iorwerth · Parc Bro Dawel · Tre Garth · Llynlloedd Lane · Llys Glyndwr · Tregarth
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.
- 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.