Overview for Maes Castell, WELSHPOOL, SY21 9BJ

Introduction

Welshpool is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. The town is four miles (six kilometres) from the Wales–England border and low-lying on the River Severn; its Welsh language name Y Trallwng means "the marshy or sinking land". The community includes Cloddiau and Pool Quay.

In English it was initially known as Pool but its name was changed to Welshpool in 1835 to distinguish it from the English town of Poole. The community had a population of 6,664 (as of the 2011 United Kingdom census), with the town having 5,948. The town has many examples of Georgian architecture and is located just north of Powis Castle.

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Summary for Maes Castell, WELSHPOOL, SY21 9BJ

Welsh Region
This postcode is in the parish of
Castle Caereinion
in
Berriew and Castle Caereinion
within
Powys
Rural/Urban
Hamlet and isolated dwellings   ?

Roadworks near SY21 9BJ

A local roadworks feed is not available for Wales at this time.

However, Traffic Wales/Traffig Cymru provide works details for motorways and major trunk roads in Wales on their website at traffic.wales/roadworks

Road Safety near SY21 9BJ

Details of personal injury accidents in and around Maes Castell, SY21 9BJ that have been reported to Dyfed-Powys Police over the past 20 years.

Traffic Levels near SY21 9BJ

View traffic levels near Maes Castell, SY21 9BJ from official Department for Transport counts.

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Police

This area is policed by Dyfed-Powys Police.

Dyfed-Powys Police split their policing area into 235 separate neighbourhoods and this postcode is in the Guilsfield neighbourhood.

Dyfed-Powys Police

Guilsfield Neighbourhood Crime

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Violent Crime
Jan 2024
2
Dec 2023
3

Member of UK Parliament

This postcode is in the Montgomeryshire parliamentary constituency.

Montgomeryshire is a constituency in Wales. The seat has been held by Craig Williams (Conservative) since December 2019.

MP photograph

Most Recent House Sales for Maes Castell, SY21 9BJ

5 MAES CASTELL, SY21 9BJ
10 Sep 2021
£277,000
8 MAES CASTELL, SY21 9BJ
18 Feb 2015
£280,000
5 MAES CASTELL, SY21 9BJ
5 Oct 2004
£140,000

Local Petrol Station Prices

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Diesel Standard (B7)
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Diesel Super (B7)
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Coordinates for SY21 9BJ

Latitude
52.640286
Longitude
-3.236579

Residents at SY21 9BJ

Households
4
Male
4
Female
5
People per Household
2.25

Sunrise and Sunset at SY21 9BJ

Sunrise
05:53
Sunset
18:42

Traffic Emission and Congestion Zones

SY21 9BJ is not covered by a Traffic Emission or Congestion Zone

Historical Weather Summary

Clear17.58%
Cloudy65.74%
Rain7.36%
Windy9.14%
Other0.18%

Population

Powys
131,000

Deprivation Index

80.9 Wales
The lower the score (out of 100),
the more deprived the postcode

Average Energy Performance

Domestic Certificates

Companies Registered at SY21 9BJ

Active
1
Inactive
0

Postcode Details for SY21 9BJ

Introduced
1 Jul 1990

Recent Updates

17 Mar 2024
Schools Data updated for March 2024
16 Mar 2024
Companies Data updated for February 2024
2 Mar 2024
Police and Crime data updated for January 2024
1 Mar 2024
Energy Performance Certificates (England and Wales) updated January 2024
28 Feb 2024
Sold House Price data updated for January 2024
24 Feb 2024
Added National Park details to Postcodes
18 Feb 2024
Added Traffic Camera Views to Roadworks within London
17 Feb 2024
Schools Data updated for February 2024

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