Skip to content
Ceredigion Counts — Ceredigion, in numbers.Local help →

Ystwyth · Ceredigion

Ystwyth: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 5% here, compared with 10% across Ceredigion (5.9 percentage points lower).

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.

Source →
A proposed response →

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 13.8% here, compared with 17.2% across Ceredigion (3.4 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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.

Source →
A proposed response →

Homes rented privately: 18% here, compared with 21% across Ceredigion (3.1 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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.

Source →
A proposed response →

The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

25.5%

21 March 2021 · Ystwyth

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

513 out of 2,008.

Source and method →

People reporting bad or very bad health

5.2%

21 March 2021 · Ystwyth

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

104 out of 2,008.

Source and method →

People counted in the census

2,008

21 March 2021 · Ystwyth

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,008 out of 2,008.

Source and method →

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

37%

21 March 2021 · Ystwyth

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

629 out of 1,698.

Source and method →

Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

48.2%

21 March 2021 · Ystwyth

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

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

409 out of 849.

Source and method →

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

13.8%

21 March 2021 · Ystwyth

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

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

117 out of 849.

Source and method →

Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

40.5%

21 March 2021 · Ystwyth

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

689 out of 1,700.

Source and method →

Residents aged 16+ in work

58.1%

21 March 2021 · Ystwyth

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

988 out of 1,700.

Source and method →

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

4.4%

21 March 2021 · Ystwyth

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

74 out of 1,700.

Source and method →

People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.2%

21 March 2021 · Ystwyth

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

275 out of 1,698.

Source and method →

Homes rented privately

18%

21 March 2021 · Ystwyth

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

149 out of 849.

Source and method →

Residents aged 16+ retired

26.4%

21 March 2021 · Ystwyth

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 1,700.

Source and method →

Homes rented from a council or housing association

5%

21 March 2021 · Ystwyth

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

39 out of 849.

Source and method →

Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.4%

21 March 2021 · Ystwyth

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

23 out of 1,700.

Source and method →

Crime and safety

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

50 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 44 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Ystwyth 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: 1 mapped crimes in September 2024; 6 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 · Ystwyth
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202410
October 2024110
November 202490
December 202410
January 202540
February 202540
March 202520
April 202530
May 202500
June 202520
July 202540
August 202530
September 202520
October 202540
November 202520
December 202561
January 202611
February 2026110
March 202651
April 202630
May 202620
June 202631
July 202650
August 202661
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Ystwyth
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime31
other theft5
public order4
criminal damage arson4
burglary2
other crime2
drugs1
vehicle crime1
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.

Police data and method →

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 →