Housing in SY23 5LY
What the homes in SY23 5LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Aberaeron & Llanrhystud
- Council
- Ceredigion
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,282 (2024)
SY23 5LYAberystwyth
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (43.1%). Flats make up 7.9%, well below the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the SY23 5LY area is broadly in line with that, at 72.3%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 19.2% of households against 17%. 48.7% own outright and 23.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned72.3%66.1%
- Shared ownership0%0.3%
- Private rented19.2%17%
- Social rented8.5%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 2.1 people living in it. 35% 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 20%. 18% 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 5LY sits in (Aberaeron & Llanrhystud): about 1,282 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.