Heol Isaf Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
23 addresses across 1 postcode (SY23), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 47100605.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £116,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 20 homes have an energy certificate (C: 16, D: 4).
- 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Aberystwyth, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 420 m (0.3 miles) away, and Penparcau Playing Field (0.9 hectares) is about 590 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 14 to 22 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ystwyth Medical Group, about 510 m (0.3 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 210 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 47% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 36 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £116,500 | £116,500 | £116,500 |
| 2022 | 1 | £167,000 | £167,000 | £167,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £134,000 | £134,000 | £134,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £109,000 | £103,000 | £115,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £88,000 | £88,000 | £88,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £55,050 | £55,050 | £55,050 |
| 2000 | 1 | £34,000 | £34,000 | £34,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £45,500 | £45,500 | £45,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2024 | 13A SY23 1QU | Flat or maisonette | £116,500 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Feb 2022 | 8 SY23 1QU | Semi-detached | £167,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2010 | 8 SY23 1QU | Semi-detached | £134,000 | |
| 1 Dec 2006 | 9 SY23 1QU | Terraced | £115,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2006 | 2 SY23 1QU | Flat or maisonette | £103,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Mar 2004 | 2 SY23 1QU | Flat or maisonette | £88,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Sep 2002 | 2 SY23 1QU | Flat or maisonette | £55,050 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Aug 2000 | 2 SY23 1QU | Flat or maisonette | £34,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Jan 1999 | 12 SY23 1QU | Semi-detached | £45,500 |
Energy performance certificates
20 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 69 m². Most common: Flat (16); House, semi-detached (4). Built: 1950-1966 (14); 1930-1949 (6). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (14); owner-occupied (4); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (55% of about 600 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Roadworks
Street works permits come from the Department for Transport's Street Manager, which covers England only.
Flood risk
None of the 23 address points in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water on Natural Resources Wales's map. Outside those areas the chance is under 0.1% (1 in 1,000) a year.
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The street's 23 addresses are between 14 m and 22 m above sea level (18 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY23 1QU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Aberystwyth 299,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Bow Street 35,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Borth 62,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Heol Isaf Caeffynnon | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Aberystwyth Bus Station Stand 6 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 123 km (76 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ystwyth Medical Group | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Morrisons Pharmacy | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Bronglais General Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Dyfed Powys Police | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,610 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Penparcau Playing Field 9,410 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 100 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5.0 ha | 150 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fifth Avenue Allotment 7,120 m² | 90 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Pen Dinas Camp, a scheduled monument, 480 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pen Dinas Camp | Scheduled monument | 480 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Aberystwyth Harbour Defences | Scheduled monument | 890 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Edward Davies Memorial Chemical Laboratories | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Aberystwyth Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| University of Wales, Aberystwyth: Plas Penglais, Penglais Campus and Llanbadarn Campus; The National Library of Wales | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pendinas | Hill | 580 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Traeth Tan-y-bwlch | Beach | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Ro Fawr | Beach | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Coed Geufron | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Cwmpadarn | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Pwll Padarn | Tidal water | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 23 | 23 |
None of the street's 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 Gymraeg Aberystwyth Welsh medium | Primary | 3–11 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Ysgol Gymunedol Plascrug Welsh and English | Primary | 3–11 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Ysgol Gyfun Penweddig Welsh medium | Secondary | 11–19 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Ysgol Gymunedol Llwyn Yr Eos Welsh and English | Primary | 3–11 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| St Padarn's Roman Catholic Primary School Welsh and English | Primary | 4–11 | 900 m (0.6 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Ysgol Penglais English medium | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respite SY23 1QT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 60 m | 4 Good | 6 Feb 2018 |
| Hai Yang SY23 1QX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 90 m | 5 Very good | 4 Feb 2026 |
| Aberystwyth Holiday Village SY23 1TH | Retailers - other | 340 m | 5 Very good | 17 Apr 2025 |
| Premier - Siop Penparcau Stores SY23 1RR | Retailers - other | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Sep 2022 |
| Welsh Assembly Offices SY23 3UR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 1 May 2025 |
| Meithrinfa Camau Bach SY23 1PD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 1 Jun 2026 |
| Cylch Meithrin Aberystwyth SY23 1PD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Apr 2023 |
| Next SY23 3TL | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| B&M Retail SY23 3TL | Retailers - other | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Feb 2018 |
| Starling Cloud SY23 3TL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Jul 2025 |
| Morrisons Supermarket SY23 3TL | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 1 Major improvement necessary | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Aberystwyth Park Lodge Ltd SY23 3TL | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Dec 2025 |
| Costa Coffee SY23 3TL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 21 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Maes-Y-Ffynnon (8); On or near Fourth Avenue (7); On or near First Avenue (5); On or near Second Avenue (5); On or near Plas Helyg (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
- SY23 1QU: 23 addresses
Nearby streets
Coedlan Pump · Plas Helyg Avenue · Plas Helyg · Coedlan Dau · Maes Maelor · Penrheidol · Maes-y-Ffynnon · Fourth Avenue · Fifth Avenue · Aberystwyth Holiday Village · Penparcau Road · First Avenue
All the streets in SY23 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.