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AREA DECISION REPORT
Ceredigion area decision report
Balanced shortlist area
Median affordability sits at 6.8x in 2025, which reads as stretch. Gigabit availability is 47.5% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 89.9% and 5G reaches Unavailable in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.
Affordability: Stretch at 6.8xSchools: 28 nearby school rowsBroadband: Gigabit 47.5%Mobile: 4G 89.9%Planning: No nearby planning
- Median sold price, last 5 years £235,000Based on 5,468 sales · Latest sale in data: 26 Feb 2026
- Affordability StretchMedian ratio 6.8x in 2025
- Gigabit availability 47.5%Ofcom source year 2024
- 4G strong coverage 89.9%Area-level mobile source year 2025
- Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius
Area summary
Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.
Affordability and price
Stretch at 6.8xMedian house-price-to-earnings ratio is 6.8x in 2025, with a median house price of £226,500 and residence earnings of £33,299.
Broadband
Gigabit 47.5%Gigabit availability is 47.5%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 2%.
Mobile
4G 89.9%4G strong-coverage share is 89.9%, with 5G at Unavailable in the current area-level summary.
Planning watch
No nearby matchesNo nearby planning rows matched Ceredigion in the current live coverage yet.
Schools
28 nearby school rows28 nearby school rows matched postcode area SY23 5AQ for Ceredigion. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.
Transport
928 mapped stopsCeredigion currently links 928 mapped transport stops, including 911 local bus or tram access points and 9 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 831 stops are marked active and 97 inactive. Top localities include Aberystwyth (44), Cardigan (36), Waun-fawr (19).
Local business
Local businesses unavailableLocal business context is unavailable for Ceredigion from the current OSM amenity rollup.
Postcode follow-up
3 featured postcodes3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Ceredigion.
Crime
Latest month 383Ceredigion recorded 383 crimes in Feb 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 4,589, with no comparable prior twelve month baseline yet and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. Dyfed-Powys Police contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.
Local business
Use this area-level amenity signal as an early prompt only while the local-business seam fills in for Ceredigion.
Compare against another area
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Birmingham has 64,699 recorded sales with a median sold price of £220,000.
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Leeds has 62,603 recorded sales with a median sold price of £222,000.
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North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire has 62,345 recorded sales with a median sold price of £260,000.
Open area researchPostcodes worth checking next
These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.
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SY23 5AQ
SY23 5AQ has 51 recorded sales with a median sold price of £230,000.
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SY23 3HQ
SY23 3HQ has 30 recorded sales with a median sold price of £250,000.
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SY23 3FA
SY23 3FA has 28 recorded sales with a median sold price of £186,500.
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