GREAT DARKGATE STREET, SY23 1DW House Prices & Local Information

SY23 1DW is an up-and-coming urban area on Great Darkgate Street, 0.2km from Aberystwyth in Aberystwyth. Administratively it sits within Aberystwyth Rheidol ward and the Ceredigion constituency.

For renters and young professionals, SY23 1DW offers a high-density urban area of young, single, transient residents. The daytime character shifts — traditional retail areas with professional services and self-employed, often in market towns and higher status areas. An average age of 32 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 65% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 135 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. Property: Average house prices are around £230k. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for SY23 1DW are sourced from Output Area W00002771 (shared with 18 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.