SY23 3RU

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY23 3RX 65 m
SY23 3FU 71 m
SY23 1SL 75 m
SY23 1SN 81 m
SY23 1SW 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY23 3RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY23
Postcode sector
SY23 3
Latitude
52.400812
Longitude
-4.067169
British National Grid easting
259,460
British National Grid northing
280,098

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
W00002761
Lower layer super output area
Ceredigion 003B · W01000516
Middle layer super output area
Ceredigion 003 · W02000118

Postcode source versions

Explore SY23

29 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
23, Ystwyth Close, Penparcau, Aberystwyth, SY23 3RU 14 May 2026 £185,000
4, Ystwyth Close, Penparcau, Aberystwyth, SY23 3RU 27 February 2026 £155,000
10, Ystwyth Close, Penparcau, Aberystwyth, SY23 3RU 26 September 2025 £165,000

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

    139 m
  2. Ysgol Gyfun Penweddig

    Welsh establishment

    983 m
  3. Yr Ysgol Gymraeg

    Welsh establishment

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
568
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 268
  • Public order 52
  • Drugs 42
  • Criminal damage and arson 39
  • Anti social behaviour 33

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
62

35 female, 27 male

Postcode households
25
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 0.6% 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+
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

    603 m

  • MEDDYGFA PADARN SURGERY

    PENGLAIS ROAD, ABERYSTWYTH, SY23 3DU

    ODS code W92024

    1.9 km

  • MEDDYGFA'R LLAN

    CHURCH SURGERY, PORTLAND STREET, ABERYSTWYTH, SY23 2DX

    ODS code W92014

    2.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Heol Bryn

    BCT · Penparcau

    0.1 miles
  • Heol Bryn

    BCT · Penparcau

    0.1 miles
  • Tyn y fron Close

    BCT · Penparcau

    0.1 miles
  • Southgate Penparcau

    BCT · South Gate

    0.1 miles
  • Neuadd Goffa

    BCT · South Gate

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £166,000 from 10 recorded sales in SY23 3RU. 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 139 m.

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

Recorded crime

568 published events cover 12 months, averaging 47.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 268 events.

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