SY23 5LS postcode in Ceredigion, Wales
SY23 5LS is a postcode in Ceredigion, in the Llansanffraid ward. It is in the Ceredigion Preseli parliamentary constituency and the Dyfed-Powys police force area, and has been in use since June 1996. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.
Where SY23 5LS is, and what is near it
- SY23 5LS
- Other postcodes in SY23 5: press one for its page
- 1 railway station
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.2472, longitude -4.1077)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after SY23 5LS?
- CeredigionCouncil Ceredigion: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around SY23 5LS Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- Dyfed-PowysPolice force area
- Ceredigion PreseliParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru), as Parliament lists them. Contact Ben Lake
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at SY23 5LS?
Every home and business at SY23 5LS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at SY23 5LS?
BinDayBuddy does not read Ceredigion County Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.
Ceredigion County Council's bin daysSource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
What do homes sell for near SY23 5LS?
Homes in SY23 5 sold for a typical £263,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 33 sales, up 28.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £313,750 18 sales
- Semi-detached £201,000 12 sales
- Terraced 3 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole SY23 district: a typical £235,000 from 239 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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
Homes sold in SY23 5LS
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SY23 5LS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
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
Food hygiene ratings at SY23 5LS
The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at SY23 5LS. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.
Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.
Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards AgencySource: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near SY23 5LS?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 570 homes in the neighbourhood around SY23 5LS. The largest share of them, 37%, are in council tax band E. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (46%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Ceredigion for 2026‑27: £2,419. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,613 (band A) to £4,032 (band G); band E, the most common, is £2,957.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 20 (4%) | £1,613 |
| Band B | about 30 (5%) | £1,882 |
| Band C | about 80 (14%) | £2,151 |
| Band D | about 150 (26%) | £2,419 |
| Band E | about 210 (37%) | £2,957 |
| Band F | about 70 (12%) | £3,495 |
| Band G | about 10 (2%) | £4,032 |
| Band H | withheld | £4,839 |
When the homes were built
- 46% Before 1900
- 5% 1900 to 1918
- Withheld 1919 to 1939
- 2% 1945 to 1964
- 14% 1965 to 1982
- 12% 1983 to 1999
- 9% 2000 to 2009
- 5% 2010 to 2019
- 7% 2020 or later
Averages for Ceredigion before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Welsh Government (StatsWales), Composition of average band D council tax by billing authority, published 24 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SY23 5LS is in (ONS area W01000539), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to SY23 5LS?
The nearest railway station to the centre of SY23 5LS is Aberystwyth Rail Station, 18.6 km away in a straight line.
- Aberystwyth Rail Station Railway station 18.6 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.
More stations near SY23 5LS, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near SY23 5LS?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SY23 5LS on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which vets are near SY23 5LS?
The nearest vets to the centre of SY23 5LS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Arron vets 7.6 kmDrive
- Paws Claws and Jaws Phone +44 1570 429267 14.3 kmDrive
- Prostock Vets Phone +44 1570 429252 14.3 kmDrive
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
How much crime is there near SY23 5LS?
Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of SY23 5LS in the latest month it has published.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for SY23 5LS
- Ward
- Llansanffraid
- Community
- Dyffryn Arth
- Country
- Wales
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
- In use since
- June 1996
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
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