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Affluence in SY25 6AQ

How SY25 6AQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron
Council
Ceredigion
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,188 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off SY25 6AQ is

On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, the SY25 6AQ area scores 3.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of Wales. Its lowest-scoring category is access to services (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within Wales only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Access to services1.0
  • Housing1.0
  • Living environment2.0
  • Income6.0
  • Employment6.0
  • Education and skills6.0
  • Health and disability6.0
  • Community safety9.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£45,193
Before tax, all sources
Wales
£44,854
Above the national average
Higher than
27%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

52.7% of adults in the SY25 6AQ area are in work, broadly in line with the Wales average of 51.9%. 28.8% are retired and 5% are full-time students.

SY25 6AQWales
Employee, full-time23.1%31.9%
Employee, part-time12.2%11.8%
Self-employed17.4%8.2%
Unemployed1.8%2.5%
Full-time student5%7.9%
Retired28.8%24.7%
Looking after home or family4.3%4.3%
Long-term sick or disabled4.3%5.9%
Other3.2%2.9%
Occupations

Social grade

29.4% of adults in the SY25 6AQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Wales average of 29.6%.

SY25 6AQWales
Higher managerial & professional10.3%10.2%
Lower managerial & professional19.1%19.4%
Intermediate11.3%11.6%
Small employers & self-employed23.1%10.1%
Lower supervisory & technical5.5%6.2%
Semi-routine11.3%13.1%
Routine8.3%13.2%
Never worked & long-term unemployed6.1%8.5%
Full-time students4.8%7.6%
Education

Highest qualification

35.1% of adults in the SY25 6AQ area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Wales average of 31.5%. 16.5% have no qualifications.

SY25 6AQWales
Degree level or above35.1%31.5%
A level or equivalent16.6%17.2%
GCSE grade 4/C or above14.2%14.4%
Below GCSE grade 4/C9.3%8.7%
Apprenticeship5.6%5.6%
Other qualifications2.8%2.7%
No qualifications16.5%19.9%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SY25 6AQ (Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron) (about 2,188 residents).

Sources: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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