SY23 1RU

Aberystwyth Penparcau · Ceredigion · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Aberystwyth
Local authority
Ceredigion
Constituency
Ceredigion Preseli
Postcode district
SY23
Postcode sector
SY23 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY23 1RT 38 m
SY23 1TQ 67 m
SY23 1RP 92 m
SY23 1RS 113 m
SY23 1RR 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY23 1RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY23
Postcode sector
SY23 1
Latitude
52.400818
Longitude
-4.071947
British National Grid easting
259,135
British National Grid northing
280,108

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Ceredigion · W06000008
Parish or community
W04000359
Westminster constituency
Ceredigion Preseli · W07000093
Output area
W00002756
Lower layer super output area
Ceredigion 003B · W01000516
Middle layer super output area
Ceredigion 003 · W02000118

Postcode source versions

Explore SY23

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Jesmond, Penparcau, Aberystwyth, SY23 1RU 1 May 2026 £100,000
Plas Isa, Penparcau, Aberystwyth, SY23 1RU 18 July 2022 £180,000
Post Office, Penparcau, Aberystwyth, SY23 1RU 14 February 2022 £235,499

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ysgol Llwyn Yr Eos

    Welsh establishment

    262 m
  2. Ysgol Gyfun Penweddig

    Welsh establishment

    1.0 km
  3. Yr Ysgol Gymraeg

    Welsh establishment

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
684
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 318
  • Public order 64
  • Criminal damage and arson 51
  • Drugs 49
  • Shoplifting 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

7 female, 9 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.3
SY23 1 residents
5,994

Age bands in SY23 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.2%

722 residents

Age 15 to 24
26.7%

1,577 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.5%

1,446 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.3%

1,197 residents

Age 65 and over
16.2%

958 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY23 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • YSTWYTH MEDICAL GROUP

    PARC Y LLYN RETAIL PARK, LLANBADARN FAWR, ABERYSTWYTH, SY23 3TL

    ODS code W92025

    631 m

  • MEDDYGFA'R LLAN

    CHURCH SURGERY, PORTLAND STREET, ABERYSTWYTH, SY23 2DX

    ODS code W92014

    1.9 km

  • MEDDYGFA PADARN SURGERY

    PENGLAIS ROAD, ABERYSTWYTH, SY23 3DU

    ODS code W92024

    1.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Southgate Penparcau

    BCT · South Gate

    0.1 miles
  • Neuadd Goffa

    BCT · South Gate

    0.1 miles
  • Third Avenue

    BCT · Penparcau

    0.1 miles
  • Min-y-Ddol

    BCT · Penparcau

    0.2 miles
  • First Avenue

    BCT · Penparcau

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £180,000 from 3 recorded sales in SY23 1RU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Ceredigion is £237,176 in June 2026, up 1.6% year on year.

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ysgol Llwyn Yr Eos is the nearest published school at 262 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

684 published events cover 12 months, averaging 57 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 318 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.