# SA46

Postcode district covering Aberaeron, Aberarth and Henfynyw, in Ceredigion.

SA46 is a postcode district covering Aberaeron, Aberarth and Henfynyw, in Ceredigion. Median sale price £243,750 in 2025. Recorded crime 94.1 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code SA46. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SA46 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £243,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SA46 was £243,750 in 2025. 701st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa46#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 2,569** (2021). SA46 had 2,569 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 316th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa46#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in SA46 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa46#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.4%** (January 2026). In SA46, 86.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa46#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SA46) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in SA46 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=SA46) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 36 homes were sold in SA46 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SA46) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SA46.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SA46) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SA46 had 2,569 usual residents at the census.

## How SA46 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SA46 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £243,750 | 17th most expensive | 49 postcode districts, SA · 2025 |
| Population | 2,569 | 12th least populated | 52 postcode districts, SA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 52 postcode districts, SA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 86.4% | 15th highest | 52 postcode districts, SA · Jan 2026 |

## Is SA46 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SA46 at a rate of 94.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.6 per 1,000 people across the SA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 18 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SA46.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (121), criminal damage and arson (34) and other crime (33).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SA46 was 92.5 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in SA46, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SA46 has no single figure. Of its 1 neighbourhood with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.

## Neighbourhoods in SA46

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ceredigion 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion/neighbourhood/w01000506) | 1,268 | 153.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.7% |

## Your MP

- [Ceredigion Preseli](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ceredigion-preseli): Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Postcode sectors in SA46

[SA46 0 (130 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa46-0)

## Council

[Ceredigion](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion)

## Postcode districts next to SA46

[SA45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa45), [SA47](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa47), [SA48](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa48), [SY23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy23)

## More in the SA postcode area

[All SA postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## SA46 in brief

SA46 is a postcode district covering Aberaeron, Aberarth and Henfynyw, in Ceredigion.
About 2,519 people lived in SA46 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £243,750 in 2025 across 36 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 94.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SA46 was £243,750 in 2025.
SA46 had 2,569 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in SA46 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SA46, 86.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SA46
- Postcode area: [SA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa)
- Constituency: [Ceredigion Preseli †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ceredigion-preseli)
- Council: [Ceredigion †](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion)
- Area: 27.10 km²
- People, mid-2024: 2,519*
- Neighbourhoods: 1
- Output areas: 11

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SY23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy23), [SA47](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa47), [SA48](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa48), [SA45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa45)

## Latest updates for SA46

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SA46

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa46, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa46#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa46