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SY23 3DH area guide

Who lives in SY23 3DH, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Borth & Bont-goch
Council: Ceredigion
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 1,759 (2024)

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At a glance

What SY23 3DH is like

SY23 3DH is a postcode in the Borth & Bont-goch neighbourhood of Ceredigion. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,759 people. 70.4% of households own their home, 15.3% rent privately and 14.2% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 55–59, and 51.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation it sits close to the middle of the range for Wales. Higher-harm crime is around the national middle. Homes in SY23 3 sold for a median of £246,500 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SY23 3DH compares

Each figure is set against Wales as a whole. Follow a score for the detail behind it.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle — decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales, 10 the least.

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle — 20.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£246,500

Median over 84 sales in SY23 3, +1.9% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.2/ 10

Poor — 0 stations within a mile, 1 bus stop within 800m.

SchoolsMore

6 schools within 2.0 miles. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£51,334

Average a year, before tax — higher than 46% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Only flagged where this area is materially different from the national picture.

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An older population
27.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.

Questions

SY23 3DH FAQs

Is SY23 3DH a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 6.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 20.4 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 0.2 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in SY23 3DH?

The median sale price over the last year was £246,500.

Homes in SY23 3 sold for a median of £246,500 across 84 sales in the year to August 2026, +1.9% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry's record of every residential sale.

Is SY23 3DH safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.4 offences per 1,000 people a year around SY23 3DH, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in SY23 3DH?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 55–59, at 8% of residents. 70.4% of households own their home. The most common home is detached (40%).

Which council covers SY23 3DH?

SY23 3DH is in Ceredigion.

SY23 3DH is in Ceredigion, in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SY23 3DH?

Connectivity scores 0.2 out of 10.

There are 1 bus stop within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.2 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Aberystwyth Rail Station, 1.3 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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