Local servicesHospitalBronglais General Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryMeddygfa'r Llan5 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentist23 Portland Street (Dental Surgery)right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 2 secondaryPrimarySt Padarn's Roman Catholic Primary School146 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYsgol Gymraeg Aberystwyth368 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryYsgol Gyfun Penweddig587 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL77 miRailway stationAberystwythunder a mileBus stationAberystwyth Bus Station Stand 7under a mileFerryPorth Penrhyn Ferry LandingBarmouth21 miBus stops63 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY23 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY23 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:53 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:24 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,971 residentsin the Aberystwyth North census areaMedian age 22.62,948 households34% of homes owner-occupied24% owned outright13% social rented, 52% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting17.4% unemployment rate43% of adults are economically active, 2,982 in work, 10% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, education 17%, hospitality 14%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 30% go by car, 2% take public transport, 38% walk or cycle78% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher6% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 91%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,015 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November30 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksAberystwyth Beachbeach · under a mileRo Fawrbeach · under a milePen-y-Cwarelmountain · 2.2 miClarach Baybay · 1.3 miPwll Padarntidal water · under a mileConstitution Hillhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAberystwyth Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 38 haPenparcau Playing Fieldpark · 1.1 miVicarage Fieldsports ground · under a mile · 5 haBlaendolau Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.1 mi · 15 haParc Derwyn Evanspark · 1.8 miFifth Avenue Allotmentallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes81 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 5 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199044 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202631 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.4 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband80% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,494 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation4 m13 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 128 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
