A487 Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
151 addresses across 11 postcodes (SY24), about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 47122564.
- Energy: 72 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 9, D: 30, E: 24, F: 7).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Ceredigion costs £2,419 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 78% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bow Street, about 120 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Gogerddan, is about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 1.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 20 to 51 m above sea level.
- Noise: 136 of its 151 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Meddygfa Padarn Surgery, about 3.7 km (2.3 miles) away.
- People: About 1,530 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 72% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 9 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
72 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 98 m². Most common: House, detached (24); House, semi-detached (22); House, end-terrace (7). Built: before 1900 (27); 1900-1929 (14); 1950-1966 (8). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (48); rented (private) (15).
Each home's certificates and sales (40 addresses)
- 1 Morlais
- 1 Penrhiw
- 1 The Orchard
- 2 The Orchard
- Bodhywel
- Brynawel
- Caer Villa
- Carron House
- Clinton
- Clydfan
- Efail Fud
- Flat 1 Garn House, Penygarn
- Flat 2 Garn House, Penygarn
- Flat 2 Gwynfa, Penygarn
- Flat Pendre, Penygarn
- Garn Cottage, Penygarn
- Garn Villa, Penygarn
- Garthllwyfan
- Gezira
- Gilwern
- Glanceri, Nantyfallen
- Gwelfro, Penygarn
- Hafan
- Hafod
- Hendre Gwyndir
- Llyseifion
- Llys Iolo
- Llysmaelgwyn
- Manteg
- Melindwr
- Minyfron
- Morawel
- Pantyberllan
- Saronfa, Penygarn
- Talerddig, Nantyfallen
- Troshle, Nantyfallen
- Ty Capel, Penygarn
- Wenllys
- Yr Hen Ysgoldy
- Ystarndy, Penygarn
Council tax
What each band costs in Ceredigion in 2026-27: Band D £2,419 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,613 | £1,882 | £2,151 | £2,419 | £2,957 | £3,495 | £4,032 | £4,839 | £5,645 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (27% of about 1,970 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Listed buildings
- Cambrian House, grade II
- Capel y Garn, grade II
- Milestone on E side of A 487, grade II
- Penrhiw, grade II
Roadworks
Street works permits come from the Department for Transport's Street Manager, which covers England only.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 334 address points in this street's postcodes, 11 at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 32 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 3 at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 8 at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 26 at low risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. The map allows for flood defences. Address points are every property record (UPRN) in the postcode, each counted if it is in an area or within 5 m of one (the maps stop at building walls); a few are not homes, such as garages, business units or caravan pitches. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk |
|---|---|---|
| SY24 5BQ | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 0 / 2 |
| SY24 5BA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| SY24 5AX | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 2 |
| SY24 5BE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| SY24 5AR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 |
| SY24 5AT | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 0 / 3 |
| SY24 5AY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| SY24 5AD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 |
| SY24 5AU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 |
| SY24 5BG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 3 / 4 |
| SY24 5BN | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 1 / 12 |
Height above sea level
The street's 151 addresses are between 20 m and 51 m above sea level (37 m on average); the ground rises about 32 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY24 5AD | 89% | 78% | 78% | 0% |
| SY24 5AR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY24 5AT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY24 5AU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY24 5AX | 91% | 91% | 91% | 0% |
| SY24 5AY | 100% | 80% | 80% | 0% |
| SY24 5BA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY24 5BE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY24 5BG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY24 5BN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY24 5BQ | 100% | 97% | 97% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bow Street 35,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 120 m |
| Aberystwyth 299,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Borth 62,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Jewson Bow Street | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 4 | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp Pulse | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 125 km (78 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Meddygfa Padarn Surgery | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Allied Pharmacy Aberystwyth | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 23 Portland Street (Dental Surgery) | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Bronglais General Hospital | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | Dyfed Powys Police | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | BR Spar Northgate, Northgate Cashzone | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Gogerddan 3,990 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,450 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.8 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Round Barrow & Standing Stone 700m W of Plas Gogerddan, a scheduled monument, 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Round Barrow & Standing Stone 700m W of Plas Gogerddan | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Hen Gaer Hilltop Enclosure | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rhos-fawr Plantation | Wood | 560 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Allt Ddel | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Cwm yr Allt | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Bryn-hir | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Sarn Gynfelyn | Wetland | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) west |
| Clarach Bay | Bay | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 6 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 87 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 35 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 149 |
136 of the street's 151 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Ceredigion: see them on the Ceredigion page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Gymunedol Rhydypennau Welsh medium | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Galley at the Welsh Black SY24 5AT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 4 Good | 30 Jul 2025 |
| BOW STREET STORES LIMITED SY24 5AX | Retailers - other | 340 m | 5 Very good | 25 Jun 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Y Ddol (4); On or near The Orchard (3); On or near Tregerddan (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 6 of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales's 1,917 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- SY24 5BQ: 40 addresses of 51 in the postcode
- SY24 5BA: 26 addresses of 27 in the postcode
- SY24 5AX: 23 addresses of 24 in the postcode
- SY24 5BE: 20 addresses
- SY24 5AR: 19 addresses of 26 in the postcode
- SY24 5AT: 13 addresses of 21 in the postcode
- SY24 5AY: 5 addresses
- SY24 5AD: 2 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- SY24 5AU: 1 address of 75 in the postcode
- SY24 5BG: 1 address of 53 in the postcode
- SY24 5BN: 1 address of 16 in the postcode
Nearby streets
South View · Y Ddol · Tregerddan · Carreg Wen · Caerfelin
All the streets in SY24 and across Ceredigion.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.