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Penbryn

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South west Ceredigion. About 1,304 people in 34 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Penbryn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
1,279
29th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
77.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Penbryn compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

PenbrynMiddle
Population34 wards, Ceredigion · 2021
Population: every ward in Ceredigion34 areas from 1,279 to 5,566. The middle area is 1,862. Penbryn is 1,279.
1,279least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares34 wards, Ceredigion · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Ceredigion34 areas from 69.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Penbryn is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage34 wards, Ceredigion · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Ceredigion34 areas from 28.4% to 91.4%. The middle area is 57.0%. Penbryn is 77.1%.
77.1%6th highest
Claimant rate32 wards, Ceredigion · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Ceredigion32 areas from 0.5% to 6.2%. The middle area is 2.7%. Penbryn is 2.4%.
2.4%12th lowest

Is Penbryn safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Penbryn at a rate of 39.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 91.0 per 1,000 people across Ceredigion.

Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 9 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Penbryn.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (44), other crime (27) and criminal damage and arson (4).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Ceredigion

These figures are published for the whole of Ceredigion, not for each ward, so they describe all of Ceredigion and not Penbryn alone. See Ceredigion

Average house price
£235,160
Down 1.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,299
22nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.1×
Joint 169th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
72,696
No change in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Penbryn in brief

Penbryn had 1,279 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Penbryn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Penbryn, 77.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Penbryn, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.