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Aberystwyth Penparcau · Ceredigion

Aberystwyth Penparcau: your neighbourhood

Aberystwyth Penparcau electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 33% here, compared with 10% across Ceredigion (22.5 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 16.5% here, compared with 25.7% across Ceredigion (9.3 percentage points lower).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 29.8% here, compared with 35.3% across Ceredigion (5.5 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

16.5%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Penparcau

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

488 out of 2,966.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.8%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Penparcau

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

202 out of 2,964.

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People counted in the census

2,963

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Penparcau

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,963 out of 2,963.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

29.8%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Penparcau

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

688 out of 2,309.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

55.5%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Penparcau

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

711 out of 1,281.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

21.5%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Penparcau

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

275 out of 1,281.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

39.8%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Penparcau

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

917 out of 2,304.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

57.6%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Penparcau

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,327 out of 2,304.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

7.1%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Penparcau

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

164 out of 2,304.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

17.5%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Penparcau

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

404 out of 2,309.

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Homes rented privately

17%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Penparcau

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

217 out of 1,280.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

19.5%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Penparcau

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

449 out of 2,304.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

33%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Penparcau

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

422 out of 1,280.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.6%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Penparcau

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

60 out of 2,304.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Aberystwyth Penparcau ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

203 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 319 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Aberystwyth Penparcau ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 23 mapped crimes in September 2024; 7 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Aberystwyth Penparcau
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024232
October 2024343
November 2024374
December 2024212
January 2025420
February 2025160
March 2025242
April 2025211
May 2025283
June 2025181
July 2025331
August 2025222
September 2025110
October 2025181
November 2025131
December 2025190
January 2026120
February 2026202
March 2026232
April 2026202
May 2026191
June 2026211
July 2026202
August 202672
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Aberystwyth Penparcau
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime126
criminal damage arson21
public order19
drugs9
burglary8
other theft7
other crime6
possession of weapons3
shoplifting2
vehicle crime1
bicycle theft1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Ceredigion →