Housing in SY23 3BE
What the homes in SY23 3BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron
- Council
- Ceredigion
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,182 (2024)
SY23 3BEAberystwyth
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (63.5%). Flats make up 1%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the SY23 3BE area is above that, at 79.9%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.1% of households against 17%. 60.4% own outright and 19.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned79.9%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.4%0.3%
- Private rented18.1%17%
- Social rented1.6%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 2.3 people living in it. 28.5% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 18.8%. 19.8% 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 3BE sits in (Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron): about 1,182 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.