Housing in SY23 1LN
What the homes in SY23 1LN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Aberystwyth North
- Council
- Ceredigion
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,070 (2024)
SY23 1LNAberystwyth
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (29%). Flats make up 64.2%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
17.1% of households in the SY23 1LN area own their home, less than half the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 70% of households, more than double the Wales figure of 17%. 11.6% own outright and 5.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned17.1%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.4%0.3%
- Private rented70%17%
- Social rented12.4%16.5%
- Lives rent free0%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 43.8% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (36.9%). 7.5% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SY23 1LN (Aberystwyth North) (about 2,070 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.