Housing in SY23 3JS
What the homes in SY23 3JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron
- Council
- Ceredigion
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,989 (2024)
SY23 3JSAberystwyth
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (69.2%). Flats make up 3.2%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the SY23 3JS area is above that, at 76.4%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 17% of households against 17%. 52.1% own outright and 24.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned76.4%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.1%0.3%
- Private rented17%17%
- Social rented6.5%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. 26.8% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 23.1%. 21.6% 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 3JS sits in (Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron): about 1,989 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.