Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth is covered by postcode district SY23. It is in the Ceredigion council area, Wales.
Every postcode in Aberystwyth, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 17
- In use before 2020: 387
- Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together
Of the 404 postcodes in Aberystwyth that ONS places, 17 are new since 2020 and 387 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.4116, longitude -4.0737. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The 5 newest postcodes
Where the new postcodes lie together
- 10 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. SY23 9DQ, is the newest of them.
What is it like to live in Aberystwyth?
Homes sold for a typical £210,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 0.2% on the 12 months before. At 227 of the 378 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Aberystwyth, 600 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Welsh Government, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Aberystwyth?
Homes in Aberystwyth sold for a typical £210,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 99 sales, up 0.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £345,500 26 sales
- Semi-detached £230,500 18 sales
- Terraced £190,000 32 sales
- Flat or maisonette £170,000 23 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole SY23 district, Aberystwyth's main postcode district: a typical £235,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Aberystwyth: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Aberystwyth?
17 of the 404 postcodes now in use in Aberystwyth came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 148 homes sold in Aberystwyth were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SY23 district, 3%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Aberystwyth | Across the SY23 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 99 (0%) | 3 of 239 (1%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 148 (0%) | 9 of 325 (3%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Aberystwyth?
Ofcom reports on 378 of the 404 postcodes in Aberystwyth. At 227 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Aberystwyth?
The open schools at the postcodes in Aberystwyth. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
Secondary
Source: Welsh Government, maintained schools on DataMap Wales, read 27 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its page on My Local School. How we use it
How far is the station from Aberystwyth?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Aberystwyth is Aberystwyth Rail Station, 600 m away in a straight line.
- Aberystwyth Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
- Bow Street Railway station 4.3 kmCycle
- Borth Rail Station Railway station 9.0 kmDrive
- Llanbadarn (Vale of Rheidol Railway) Underground, metro or tram 1.0 kmWalk
- Glanrafon (Vale of Rheidol Railway) Underground, metro or tram 2.6 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Aberystwyth?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Aberystwyth. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Meddygfa Padarn Surgery Phone 01970 624545 750 mWalk
- Meddygfa'r Llan Phone 01970 624855 800 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Aberystwyth safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 1,880 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Aberystwyth over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 140 September 2025
- 212 October 2025
- 142 November 2025
- 111 December 2025
- 119 January 2026
- 126 February 2026
- 178 March 2026
- 144 April 2026
- 154 May 2026
- 183 June 2026
- 209 July 2026
- 162 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: other crime 38, possession of weapons 27, vehicle crime 21, theft from the person 10, bicycle theft 6, robbery 5.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Aberystwyth?
- Council
- Ceredigion
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ceredigion Preseli
- Police force area
- Dyfed-Powys
- Country
- Wales
- MP
- Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru)
All 404 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Aberystwyth
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Ceredigion about council tax Council tax, on ceredigion.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Aberystwyth
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Aberystwyth postcodes
404 postcodes in use in Aberystwyth, by district:
That district is in the SY postcode area.
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Places near Aberystwyth
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Aberystwyth's £210,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Aberystwyth
- What is it like to live in Aberystwyth?
- Homes sold for a typical £210,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 0.2% on the 12 months before. At 227 of the 378 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. It has 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Aberystwyth, 600 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Welsh Government, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Aberystwyth?
- Aberystwyth is covered by postcode district SY23, across 404 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Aberystwyth in?
- Aberystwyth is in the Ceredigion council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Aberystwyth?
- Aberystwyth is in the Ceredigion Preseli parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Aberystwyth?
- Homes in Aberystwyth sold for a typical £210,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 99 sales, up 0.2% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Aberystwyth?
- In Aberystwyth, primary schools at its postcodes include St Padarn's Roman Catholic Primary School and Ysgol Gymunedol Llwyn Yr Eos; secondary schools at its postcodes include Penglais School. Source: Welsh Government, maintained schools on DataMap Wales, read 27 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Does Aberystwyth have a railway station?
- Yes: Aberystwyth is 600 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Aberystwyth, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Aberystwyth?
- Ofcom reports on 378 of the 404 postcodes in Aberystwyth. At 227 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Aberystwyth?
- 17 of the 404 postcodes now in use in Aberystwyth came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 148 homes sold in Aberystwyth were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SY23 district, 3%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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