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Housing in SY23 3AR

What the homes in SY23 3AR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Aberystwyth South
Council
Ceredigion
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,755 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (54.7%). Flats make up 12.7%, broadly in line with the 12.5% across Wales.

SY23 3ARWales
Detached54.7%28.5%
Semi-detached20.1%32.1%
Terraced11.8%26.6%
Purpose-built flat10.1%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.7%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

73.1% of households in the SY23 3AR area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 15.4% of households, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 17%. 46.4% own outright and 26.7% with a mortgage.

SY23 3AR
73%
15%
Wales
  • Owned73.1%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
  • Private rented15.4%17%
  • Social rented11.3%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SY23 3ARWales
Owned outright46.4%38%
With a mortgage or loan26.7%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.7%14.5%
Other private rented1.7%2.5%
From the council3.6%8.7%
From a housing association7.7%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.9% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SY23 3ARWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (16.8%). 20.4% of households include dependent children.

SY23 3ARWales
Living alone, under 6616.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.9%14.6%
Couple, no children16.8%16.5%
Couple with dependent children16.8%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children3.6%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.4%10.2%
Sharers and other households6.5%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 3AR (Aberystwyth South) (about 1,755 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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