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Housing in SY23 3RD

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

Neighbourhood
Aberystwyth South
Council
Ceredigion
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,051 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (33.1%). Flats make up 23.5%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.

SY23 3RDWales
Detached17.8%28.5%
Semi-detached33.1%32.1%
Terraced25.6%26.6%
Purpose-built flat15.5%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.5%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.5%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the SY23 3RD area is below that, at 50.5%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 42.3% of households against 17%. 29.8% own outright and 20.7% with a mortgage.

SY23 3RD
51%
42%
Wales
  • Owned50.5%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.3%
  • Private rented42.3%17%
  • Social rented6.8%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SY23 3RDWales
Owned outright29.8%38%
With a mortgage or loan20.7%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent37.2%14.5%
Other private rented5.1%2.5%
From the council0.8%8.7%
From a housing association6%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.7% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SY23 3RDWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 25.6%. 21.9% of households include dependent children.

SY23 3RDWales
Living alone, under 6625.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.1%14.6%
Couple, no children18.9%16.5%
Couple with dependent children16.6%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.1%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children5.3%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.1%10.2%
Sharers and other households10.2%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 3RD sits in (Aberystwyth South): about 1,051 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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