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Housing in SY23 2BN

What the homes in SY23 2BN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Aberystwyth North
Council
Ceredigion
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,386 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (46.2%). Flats make up 73.8%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.

SY23 2BNWales
Detached7.6%28.5%
Semi-detached10.2%32.1%
Terraced8.3%26.6%
Purpose-built flat46.2%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house22.9%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.8%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

28% of households in the SY23 2BN area own their home, less than half the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 55.9% of households, more than double the Wales figure of 17%. 20.1% own outright and 7.8% with a mortgage.

SY23 2BN
28%
56%
16%
Wales
  • Owned28%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
  • Private rented55.9%17%
  • Social rented15.9%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SY23 2BNWales
Owned outright20.1%38%
With a mortgage or loan7.8%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent53.6%14.5%
Other private rented2.4%2.5%
From the council1.2%8.7%
From a housing association14.7%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SY23 2BNWales
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.7%). 10.4% of households include dependent children.

SY23 2BNWales
Living alone, under 6627.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.5%14.6%
Couple, no children16.4%16.5%
Couple with dependent children7.1%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.9%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children3.3%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.7%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.1%10.2%
Sharers and other households24.4%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 2BN (Aberystwyth North) (about 1,386 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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