SY23 1SY

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 1QP 60 m
SY23 1QR 80 m
SY23 1QS 91 m
SY23 1QX 98 m
SY23 1QU 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY23 1SY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY23
Postcode sector
SY23 1
Latitude
52.404761
Longitude
-4.077821
British National Grid easting
258,748
British National Grid northing
280,558

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
W00002757
Lower layer super output area
Ceredigion 003A · W01000515
Middle layer super output area
Ceredigion 003 · W02000118

Postcode source versions

Explore SY23

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hafod, Penparcau Road, Penparcau, Aberystwyth, SY23 1SY 15 August 2025 £300,000
Fairholme, Penparcau Road, Penparcau, Aberystwyth, SY23 1SY 20 November 2020 £215,000
Gilwern, Penparcau Road, Penparcau, Aberystwyth, SY23 1SY 17 July 2014 £268,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ysgol Plascrug

    Welsh establishment

    635 m
  2. Yr Ysgol Gymraeg

    Welsh establishment

    769 m
  3. Ysgol Llwyn Yr Eos

    Welsh establishment

    841 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,626
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 722
  • Public order 144
  • Criminal damage and arson 137
  • Anti social behaviour 135
  • Shoplifting 119

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

7 female, 5 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.7
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 0.2% 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

    637 m

  • MEDDYGFA'R LLAN

    CHURCH SURGERY, PORTLAND STREET, ABERYSTWYTH, SY23 2DX

    ODS code W92014

    1.3 km

  • MEDDYGFA PADARN SURGERY

    PENGLAIS ROAD, ABERYSTWYTH, SY23 3DU

    ODS code W92024

    1.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Plas Helyg

    BCT · Penparcau

    0.0 miles
  • Second Avenue

    BCT · Penparcau

    0.1 miles
  • Min-y-Ddol

    BCT · Caeffynnon

    0.1 miles
  • Heol Isaf

    BCT · Caeffynnon

    0.1 miles
  • First Avenue

    BCT · Penparcau

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £300,000 from 1 recorded sale in SY23 1SY. 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 Plascrug is the nearest published school at 635 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,626 published events cover 12 months, averaging 135.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 722 events.

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