Postcode district · Aberystwyth

SY23 area guide

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

Council: Ceredigion
Region: Wales
Population: 38,402 (2024)

SY23Postcode district · Aberystwyth

At a glance

What SY23 is like

The SY23 postcode district in Ceredigion covers 983 live postcodes and is home to about 38,402 people in 15,251 households. 64% of households own their home, 25.1% rent privately and 10.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 20–24, and 45.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Wales. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average. Homes in SY23 sold for a median of £235,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SY23 compares

Headline figures for SY23, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Wales) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle: 26.5 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£235,000

Median over 243 sales in SY23, +6.6% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

20 schools in SY23. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£45,152

Average annual income before tax, higher than 27% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SY23 differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
25.1% of households rent privately, against 17% across Wales. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A student area
20.5% of adults are full-time students, against 7.9% across Wales. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.
03
A young populationPositive
23.9% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 18.4% across Wales.
04
Prices risingPositive
The median sale price in SY23 is up 6.6% on the year before.

Questions

SY23 FAQs

Is SY23 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 26.5 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in SY23?

The median sale price over the last year was £235,000.

Homes in SY23 sold for a median of £235,000 across 243 sales in the year to August 2026, +6.6% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is SY23 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year around SY23, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in SY23?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 20–24, at 13.2% of residents. 64% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (43.7%).

Which council covers SY23?

The local authority for SY23 is Ceredigion.

SY23 comes under Ceredigion in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SY23?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Glanrafon (Vale of Rheidol Railway), 1.8 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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