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Housing in SY23 1SS

What the homes in SY23 1SS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Aberystwyth South
Council
Ceredigion
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,353 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (49.3%). Flats make up 21.9%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.

SY23 1SSWales
Detached5.4%28.5%
Semi-detached49.3%32.1%
Terraced23.4%26.6%
Purpose-built flat20.3%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49% of households in the SY23 1SS area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 13.2% of households, below the Wales figure of 17%. 26.6% own outright and 22.4% with a mortgage.

SY23 1SS
49%
13%
38%
Wales
  • Owned49%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
  • Private rented13.2%17%
  • Social rented37.6%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SY23 1SSWales
Owned outright26.6%38%
With a mortgage or loan22.4%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.9%14.5%
Other private rented1.4%2.5%
From the council7.5%8.7%
From a housing association30.2%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.1% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SY23 1SSWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.2%). 29.2% of households include dependent children.

SY23 1SSWales
Living alone, under 6621.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.9%14.6%
Couple, no children13.8%16.5%
Couple with dependent children18.8%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children10.4%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.7%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.1%10.2%
Sharers and other households4.5%5.6%
Rents

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.

CeredigionWales
All homes£723£846
One bedroom£562£636
Two bedrooms£663£779
Three bedrooms£768£890
Four or more£1,086£1,247
Detached£821£1,083
Semi-detached£731£877
Terraced£771£833
Flat or maisonette£612£706
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SY23 1SS (Aberystwyth South) (about 1,353 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.

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