Buying a home in SY20, Machynlleth. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£208kmost £175k–£284k

Houses per m²£2,400flats £1,518

Sold last year35349 in five years

Prices in Powys+3.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SY20 sold for £208,200 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £175,000 and £283,886, for about 92 m² of space.

35 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SY20 8 (£2,344) and the most in SY20 9 (£2,505).

Across Powys, prices are up 3.8% on a year ago and up 17.4% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £700 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £949 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in SY20 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£125,927	£107k–£132k	44 m²	13
2	£158,797	£135k–£186k	65 m²	129
3	£208,200	£175k–£284k	92 m²	124
4	£302,660	£223k–£379k	128 m²	43
5+	£379,139	£281k–£453k	165 m²	40

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£126k	£159k	£208k	£303k	£379k
Detached	—	£189k	£295k	£352k	£421k
Semi-detached	—	£165k	£185k	£238k	—
Terraced	£109k	£150k	£190k	£184k	£247k

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SY20

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
SY20 8	£2,344	—
SY20 9	£2,505	—

Nearby areas

SY19 Llanbrynmair · 13 km3-bed house £233k LL40 Dolgellau · 16 km3-bed house £212k LL36 Tywyn · 17 km3-bed house £218k LL35 Aberdovey · 17 km3-bed house £349k LL38 Fairbourne · 18 km3-bed house £194k LL37 Llwyngwril · 19 km3-bed house £326k LL42 Barmouth · 20 km3-bed house £209k SY24 Borth · 21 km3-bed house £229k

Questions about SY20

How much is a 3-bedroom house in SY20?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SY20 sold for £208,200 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £175,000 and £283,886.

How many homes sell in SY20 each year?

35 homes sold in the last year and 349 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.