SY23 3JS

Melindwr · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY23 3JT 284 m
SY23 3JU 361 m
SY23 3JZ 397 m
SY23 3JX 415 m
SY23 3LJ 574 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY23 3JS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY23
Postcode sector
SY23 3
Latitude
52.408783
Longitude
-3.837121
British National Grid easting
275,132
British National Grid northing
280,562

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Ceredigion · W06000008
Electoral ward
Melindwr · W05001323
Parish or community
W04000361
Westminster constituency
Ceredigion Preseli · W07000093
Output area
W00002903
Lower layer super output area
Ceredigion 011C · W01000543
Middle layer super output area
Ceredigion 011 · W02000421

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Brynrheidol Estate, Ponterwyd, Aberystwyth, SY23 3JS 7 November 2025 £199,000
1, Brynrheidol Estate, Ponterwyd, Aberystwyth, SY23 3JS 9 August 2024 £219,000
2, Brynrheidol Estate, Ponterwyd, Aberystwyth, SY23 3JS 25 April 2024 £219,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ysgol Syr John Rhys

    Welsh establishment

    417 m
  2. Ysgol Mynach

    Welsh establishment

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Drugs 2
  • Burglary 2
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

19 female, 11 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
1.9
SY23 3 residents
10,265

Age bands in SY23 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.6%

1,405 residents

Age 15 to 24
29.5%

3,300 residents

Age 25 to 44
18%

2,017 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.8%

2,321 residents

Age 65 and over
19.2%

2,142 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY23 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
69.6%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
69.6%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

Nearby transport

  • Maes yr Awel

    BCT · Ponterwyd

    0.1 miles
  • Ponterwyd Mill

    BCT · Ponterwyd

    0.2 miles
  • Ponterwyd Mill

    BCT · Ponterwyd

    0.2 miles
  • George Borrow Hotel

    BCT · Ponterwyd

    0.3 miles
  • George Borrow Hotel

    BCT · Ponterwyd

    0.3 miles

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £210,000 from 11 recorded sales in SY23 3JS. 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

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ysgol Syr John Rhys is the nearest published school at 417 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

16 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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