Housing in SY23 2BX
What the homes in SY23 2BX 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)
SY23 2BXAberystwyth
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (46.2%). Flats make up 73.8%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the SY23 2BX area is less than half that, at 28%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 55.9% of households against 17%. 20.1% own outright and 7.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned28%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
- Private rented55.9%17%
- Social rented15.9%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 2.0 people living in it. 42% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 27.7%. 10.4% 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 SY23 2BX sits in (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.