SY20 8DH House Prices & Local Information

SY20 8DH is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.6km from Machynlleth in Machynlleth. Administratively it sits within Machynlleth ward and the Montgomeryshire constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, SY20 8DH is a quiet rural community with low density and high home ownership. The daytime character shifts — mainly white, agricultural workforce, on the edges of smaller towns. With an average age of 46, this is established family country — quiet streets, strong community ties, and low rental churn. 26% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 29 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for SY20 8DH are sourced from Output Area W00002522 (shared with 10 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.