# SY23 3QW: area report for a postcode in Ceredigion

SY23 3QW 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 SY23 3QW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Ceredigion](https://openindex.co.uk/ceredigion) › [SY23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy23) › [SY23 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy23-3)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Ceredigion 003F: 23 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-4.0658,52.4110,SY233QW
- **Aberystwyth, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-4.0658,52.4110,SY233QW
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-4.0658,52.4110,SY233QW
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 10 m south west. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-4.0658,52.4110,SY233QW
- **Wales’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Ceredigion 003F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-4.0658,52.4110,SY233QW
- **£235,160 average price**: For the whole of Ceredigion, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-4.0658,52.4110,SY233QW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-4.0658,52.4110,SY233QW
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 740 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-4.0658,52.4110,SY233QW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SY23 3QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-4.0658,52.4110,SY233QW
- **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=-4.0658,52.4110,SY233QW
- **3.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-4.0658,52.4110,SY233QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [YSGOL GYFUN PENWEDDIG](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gyfun-penweddig-w6674048) | Secondary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [YSGOL GYMRAEG ABERYSTWYTH](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gymraeg-aberystwyth-w6672299) | Primary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [YSGOL GYMUNEDOL PLASCRUG](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gymunedol-plascrug-w6672361) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [ST PADARN'S ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-padarns-roman-catholic-primary-school-w6673318) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Penglais School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penglais-school-w6674047) | Secondary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [YSGOL GYMUNEDOL LLWYN YR EOS](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gymunedol-llwyn-yr-eos-w6672314) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £345,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £345,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2025 | £152,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2025 | £232,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| April 2026 | £175,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| January 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| July 2026 | £410,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| January 2023 | £148,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 400 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: YSTWYTH MEDICAL GROUP (580 m); MEDDYGFA PADARN SURGERY (780 m)
- Pharmacies: MORRISONS PHARMACY (580 m); ALLIED PHARMACY ABERYSTWYTH (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Llanbadarn Fawr Aberystwyth (740 m, Morrisons); Lidl Trefechan Aberystwyth (970 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £235,160** (July 2026). Ceredigion’s average house price was £235,160 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 7.1×** (2025). A home in Ceredigion costs 7.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 169th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 003F (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 1,453** (2021). Ceredigion 003F had 1,453 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,732nd least 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: 60.6%** (January 2026). In Ceredigion 003F, 60.6% 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: 1.3%** (August 2026). In Ceredigion 003F, 1.3% 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.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 74.1%** (2021). 74.1% of residents in Ceredigion 003F were aged 15 to 64 at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,320th highest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## SY23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SY23 was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 482nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 28,373** (2021). SY23 had 28,373 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,004th most 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: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in SY23 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: 66.6%** (January 2026). In SY23, 66.6% 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: 52.4110, -4.0658

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), July 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=-4.0658,52.4110,SY233QW

## How to cite

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