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Housing in SY24 5BY

What the homes in SY24 5BY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Borth & Bont-goch
Council
Ceredigion
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,979 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (53%). Flats make up 12.6%, broadly in line with the 12.5% across Wales.

SY24 5BYWales
Detached53%28.5%
Semi-detached20%32.1%
Terraced13.3%26.6%
Purpose-built flat5%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.3%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.3%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home1.1%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the SY24 5BY area is broadly in line with that, at 73.2%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 20.3% of households against 17%. 50.4% own outright and 22.9% with a mortgage.

SY24 5BY
73%
20%
Wales
  • Owned73.2%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.3%
  • Private rented20.3%17%
  • Social rented5.9%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

Who owns, who rents from whom

SY24 5BYWales
Owned outright50.4%38%
With a mortgage or loan22.9%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent18%14.5%
Other private rented2.4%2.5%
From the council1.7%8.7%
From a housing association4.1%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.3% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SY24 5BYWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 18.8%. 18.9% of households include dependent children.

SY24 5BYWales
Living alone, under 6618.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.5%14.6%
Couple, no children17.1%16.5%
Couple with dependent children14.5%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children4.5%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.5%10.2%
Sharers and other households5.4%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 SY24 5BY sits in (Borth & Bont-goch): about 1,979 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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