SY23 3LR

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 3LP 400 m
SY23 3LS 406 m
SY23 3LU 512 m
SY23 3LY 540 m
SY23 3LZ 591 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY23 3LR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY23
Postcode sector
SY23 3
Latitude
52.404227
Longitude
-3.978460
British National Grid easting
265,505
British National Grid northing
280,309

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Ceredigion · W06000008
Electoral ward
Melindwr · W05001323
Parish or community
W04000393
Westminster constituency
Ceredigion Preseli · W07000093
Output area
W00002904
Lower layer super output area
Ceredigion 011C · W01000543
Middle layer super output area
Ceredigion 011 · W02000421

Postcode source versions

Explore SY23

31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Tynllidiart Arms, Capel Bangor, Aberystwyth, SY23 3LR 12 November 2025 £262,000
Swyn Rheidol, Capel Bangor, Aberystwyth, SY23 3LR 27 June 2025 £448,000
Isfryn, Capel Bangor, Aberystwyth, SY23 3LR 10 November 2023 £105,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ysgol Penllwyn

    Welsh establishment

    402 m
  2. Ysgol Penrhyncoch

    Welsh establishment

    4.0 km
  3. Ysgol Llanfihangel-Y-Creuddyn

    Welsh establishment

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Public order 3
  • Other theft 2
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
84

46 female, 38 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY23 3 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+
92.1%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
5.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
5.3%
Gigabit-capable
5.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
97.4%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Tynllidiart Arms

    BCT · Capel-Bangor

    0.1 miles
  • Tynllidiart Arms

    BCT · Capel-Bangor

    0.1 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Pen-llwyn

    0.2 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Pen-llwyn

    0.2 miles
  • Cefn Melindwr

    BCT · Capel-Bangor

    0.3 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £269,500 from 6 recorded sales in SY23 3LR. 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ysgol Penllwyn is the nearest published school at 402 m.

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

Recorded crime

19 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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