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Housing in SY23 3HL

What the homes in SY23 3HL 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

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

SY23 3HLWales
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

Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the SY23 3HL area is broadly in line with that, at 73.1%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 15.4% of households against 17%. 46.4% own outright and 26.7% with a mortgage.

SY23 3HL
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%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SY23 3HLWales
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 3HLWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 16.8%. 20.4% of households include dependent children.

SY23 3HLWales
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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SY23 3HL sits in (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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