# SA48 8DQ: area report for a postcode in Ceredigion

SA48 8DQ is a postcode in Ceredigion.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Ceredigion. Open the map at SA48 8DQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Ceredigion](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion) › [SA48](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa48) › [SA48 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa48-8)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Ceredigion 005B: 40 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.2342,52.2171,SA488DQ
- **No station within 15 km**: Rail, Tube, tram and metro stations. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.2342,52.2171,SA488DQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.2342,52.2171,SA488DQ
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 130 m east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-4.2342,52.2171,SA488DQ
- **Wales’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Ceredigion 005B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-4.2342,52.2171,SA488DQ
- **£234,314 average price**: For the whole of Ceredigion, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.2342,52.2171,SA488DQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.2342,52.2171,SA488DQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.2342,52.2171,SA488DQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SA48 8DQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.2342,52.2171,SA488DQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-4.2342,52.2171,SA488DQ
- **2.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.2342,52.2171,SA488DQ

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £218,009 | Terraced, established, freehold | 470 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £234,314** (August 2026). Ceredigion’s average house price was £234,314 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,299** (2025). Full-time workers living in Ceredigion earned a median of £33,299 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 22nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.0×** (2025). A home in Ceredigion costs 7.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 159th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Population estimate: 72,696** (2025). Ceredigion’s population was an estimated 72,696 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). No change in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Ceredigion 005B (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £235,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Ceredigion 005B was £235,500 in 2025. Joint 10,126th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,920** (2021). Ceredigion 005B had 1,920 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,789th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 43.2%** (January 2026). In Ceredigion 005B, 43.2% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 1.7%** (August 2026). In Ceredigion 005B, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## SA48 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SA48 was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 561st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 8,641** (2021). SA48 had 8,641 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 648th 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in SA48 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 47.3%** (January 2026). In SA48, 47.3% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Ceredigion](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion)
- Centre: 52.2171, -4.2342

Council: [Ceredigion](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion) (Welsh council, 100%).

## 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.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-wales), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-4.2342,52.2171,SA488DQ

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa48-8dq