SY20 postcode area guide — Ceredigion
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SY20 postcode district in Ceredigion — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SY20
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
80%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
50.9%
Gigabit-capable
50.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
5.7%
Broadband availability in the SY20 postcode district (Ceredigion) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 417 postcodes Ofcom measures in SY20, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 80% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 50.9%.
Around 5.7% of premises in SY20 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SY20
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SY20 8AA | 100% | 16.7% |
| SY20 8AD | 100% | 0% |
| SY20 8AE | 66.7% | 11.1% |
| SY20 8AG | 100% | 7.7% |
| SY20 8AH | 100% | 50% |
| SY20 8AJ | 84.6% | 57.7% |
| SY20 8AN | 100% | 77.8% |
| SY20 8AP | 100% | 100% |
| SY20 8AR | 100% | 100% |
| SY20 8AS | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Ceredigion
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Ceredigion district (39,509 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
72.2%
4G outdoors — all networks
92.1%
5G outdoors — all networks
—
Voice indoors — all networks
76.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
House prices in SY20
Based on 55 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SY20 is £200,000, up 2.6% on the previous year (£195,000).
Detached
£280,000
16 sales
Semi-detached
£180,000
13 sales
Terraced
£165,000
17 sales
Latest recorded sales in SY20
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2026 | £230,000 | Detached | SY20 9NH | |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £148,000 | Semi-detached | Snowdon View | SY20 8BU |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £310,000 | Detached | Cae Maenllwyd | SY20 8HJ |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £280,000 | Detached | SY20 9NF | |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £264,000 | Semi-detached | SY20 9AQ | |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £625,000 | Other | SY20 8SS | |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced | Bryn Y Gog | SY20 8HL |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £330,000 | Detached | Maesnewydd | SY20 8XA |
| 19 Mar 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Tregarth | SY20 8HT |
| 17 Mar 2026 | £510,000 | Detached | SY20 8LS |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Ceredigion demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Ceredigion district (71,474 residents, 30,891 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14.1% |
| 15–29 | 24.6% |
| 30–44 | 14.2% |
| 45–64 | 21.3% |
| 65+ | 25.7% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68.6% |
| Private rented | 20.7% |
| Social rented | 8.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SY20
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Gynradd Dyffryn Dulas | Not applicable | — | — | SY20 9TQ |
| Ysgol Gynradd Pennal | Not applicable | — | — | SY20 9JT |
| Ysgol Glantwymyn | Not applicable | — | — | SY20 8LX |
| Ysgol Bro Hyddgen | Not applicable | — | — | SY20 8DR |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SY20
131 rated food businesses operate in SY20. 76 hold the top rating of 5, 27 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Arwel, Ascona Machynlleth Service Station, Black Lion Inn, Blasau Deli, Braich Goch Bunkhouse And Inn.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SY20
From a sample of 104 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 SY20 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band E). 19% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
2%
Band C
16%
Band D
26%
Band E
25%
Band F
13%
Band G
17%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Ceredigion
Landlines around SY20 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.