Housing in SY20 8SU
What the homes in SY20 8SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Borth & Bont-goch
- Council
- Ceredigion
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,859 (2024)
SY20 8SUMachynlleth
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (54.7%). Flats make up 2.9%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the SY20 8SU area is above that, at 79.8%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 14.4% of households against 17%. 53% own outright and 26.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned79.8%66.1%
- Shared ownership0%0.3%
- Private rented14.4%17%
- Social rented5.8%16.5%
- Lives rent free0%0.2%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 26.5% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.7%. 21.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Ceredigion
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Ceredigion, August 2026, +4.4% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SY20 8SU sits in (Borth & Bont-goch): about 1,859 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.