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Affluence in SA43 1BG

How SA43 1BG ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Cardigan & Aber-porth
Council
Ceredigion
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,765 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off SA43 1BG is

On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, the SA43 1BG area scores 5.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for Wales. Its lowest-scoring category is access to services (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within Wales only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Access to services3.0
  • Income4.0
  • Employment4.0
  • Education and skills4.0
  • Health and disability6.0
  • Community safety7.0
  • Living environment8.0
  • Housing9.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£37,886
Before tax, all sources
Wales
£44,854
Below the national average
Higher than
6%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

40.7% of adults in the SA43 1BG area are in work, below the Wales average of 51.9%. 39.3% are retired and 5.2% are full-time students.

SA43 1BGWales
Employee, full-time20.2%31.9%
Employee, part-time11.5%11.8%
Self-employed8.9%8.2%
Unemployed2%2.5%
Full-time student5.2%7.9%
Retired39.3%24.7%
Looking after home or family4.1%4.3%
Long-term sick or disabled7%5.9%
Other1.7%2.9%
Occupations

Social grade

30.2% of adults in the SA43 1BG area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Wales average of 29.6%.

SA43 1BGWales
Higher managerial & professional8.9%10.2%
Lower managerial & professional21.3%19.4%
Intermediate11.2%11.6%
Small employers & self-employed15.2%10.1%
Lower supervisory & technical4.5%6.2%
Semi-routine14.3%13.1%
Routine12.1%13.2%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.3%8.5%
Full-time students5.2%7.6%
Education

Highest qualification

29.4% of adults in the SA43 1BG area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Wales average of 31.5%. 20.1% have no qualifications.

SA43 1BGWales
Degree level or above29.4%31.5%
A level or equivalent15.7%17.2%
GCSE grade 4/C or above18.1%14.4%
Below GCSE grade 4/C8%8.7%
Apprenticeship6.2%5.6%
Other qualifications2.7%2.7%
No qualifications20.1%19.9%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SA43 1BG (Cardigan & Aber-porth) (about 1,765 residents).

Sources: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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