UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/sy21
SY21Welshpool, Powys, Wales
House prices in SY21, Welshpool
Homes in SY21 sold for a median of £242,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 321 standard sales.
That makes it the eighth cheapest of the 21 SY postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 186 | £300,000 | £242,000 to £382,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 74 | £194,000 | £164,000 to £238,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 58 | £153,000 | £120,000 to £195,000 | Too few |
Only 21 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.
Most homes sold here were detached houses, at 58% of sales.
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Where prices are higher in SY21
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in SY21 9, around Guilsfield, with a median of £282,500, and lowest in SY21 7, around Welshpool, at £186,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in SY21 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 22 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| SY21 9DZ | £390,000 | 4 |
| SY21 0EG | £300,000 | 4 |
| SY21 9FD | £300,000 | 10 |
| SY21 8RY | £295,000 | 3 |
| SY21 8LH | £280,000 | 3 |
| SY21 9PN | £275,000 | 5 |
| SY21 9PA | £265,000 | 6 |
| SY21 7TL | £230,000 | 3 |
| SY21 7HZ | £220,000 | 4 |
| SY21 8LF | £220,000 | 6 |
| SY21 8FH | £208,000 | 7 |
| SY21 9PL | £200,000 | 4 |
| SY21 8DS | £182,500 | 3 |
| SY21 7TJ | £176,500 | 3 |
| SY21 7BA | £175,000 | 10 |
| SY21 7TW | £175,000 | 3 |
| SY21 7UL | £171,000 | 3 |
| SY21 0BB | £160,000 | 3 |
| SY21 8DZ | £152,000 | 3 |
| SY21 7UW | £143,500 | 4 |
| SY21 0RZ | £130,000 | 3 |
| SY21 7LW | £115,000 | 5 |
Prices over time
The median rose 42%, from £165,000 in 2016 to £235,000 in 2025, less than the 48% rise for a typical district in Wales.
Sales picked up in 2025: 195 standard sales in SY21, 15% more than the 170 in 2024.
Postcode districts in the Powys council area
Median sale price of the 9 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. SY21 is the fifth cheapest.
- LD3 Brecon£276,000
- LD2 Builth Wells£275,000
- SY22 Llanymynech£265,000
- SY15 Montgomery£260,000
- SY21 Welshpool, this district£242,000
- LD1 Llandrindod Wells£233,000
- SY16 Newtown£212,000
- SY20 Machynlleth£192,000
- SA9 Swansea£170,000
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 8 | |
| B | 20 | |
| C | 138 | |
| D | 127 | |
| E | 100 | |
| F | 39 | |
| G | 9 |
Only 38% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales.
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 107 | ||
| 40 | ||
| 18 | ||
| 28 | ||
| 91 | ||
| 75 | ||
| 72 | ||
| 10 |
With 24% built before 1900, ask early whether a home is listed or in a conservation area, which limits the work you can do: see buying a listed building and buying in a conservation area.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of SY21, from the sales in SY21, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Guilsfield 53 sales£265,000
- Llanfair Caereinion and Llanerfyl 36 sales£253,500
- Trelystan and Trewern 34 sales£236,000
- Welshpool Llanerchyddol 40 sales£214,000
- Welshpool Gungrog 48 sales£186,000
- Welshpool Castle 41 sales£175,000
Fewer than 30 sales, so no median: Banwy, Llanfihangel and Llanwddyn and Berriew and Castle Caereinion.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £115,000 for a terraced house on Sunville Cottages to £479,000 for a detached house on Swallows Meadow.
The latest standard sales recorded in SY21. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- Ochor ClawddSold for £395,000
- Rose House, 13 Golfa CloseSold for £390,000
- Bryn Meurig High StreetSold for £280,000
- 97 Parc CaradogSold for £193,000
- 13 Acrefield AvenueSold for £235,000
- 15 Maes DerwenSold for £175,000
- 5 Oldford RiseSold for £176,000
- 1 Sunville CottagesSold for £115,000
- 49 Swallows MeadowSold for £479,000
- 5 Gungrog HillSold for £220,000
Living in SY21
Crime
61 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 65% of homes can get it
Lower than 82 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
Every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 83 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,352 a year in Powys for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 67 in 100 council areas. Wales: £2,283. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as the police and any community council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Welsh Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Coal mining
1% of the 872 live postcodes in SY21 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area. The free check shows whether a given postcode is (what a mining report covers).
About these figures
The figures come from 321 standard sales in SY21, the latest on 24 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.