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Aberaeron & Llanrhystud

Middle area

Central Ceredigion. 7,050 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 161 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 95% of people in Aberaeron & Llanrhystud live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£225,750
2,128th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,075
4,352nd least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
95%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
70.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Aberaeron & Llanrhystud

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Aberaeron & Llanrhystud at a rate of 58.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 91.0 per 1,000 people across Ceredigion.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences220
Other crime69
Criminal damage and arson54
Anti-social behaviour31
Drug offences17
Burglary15
Vehicle crime7
Shoplifting2
Robbery0
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Aberaeron & Llanrhystud compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price9 middle areas, Ceredigion · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Ceredigion9 areas from £195,000 to £263,500. The middle area is £225,750. Aberaeron & Llanrhystud is £225,750.
£225,7505th most expensive
Population9 middle areas, Ceredigion · 2021
Population: every middle area in Ceredigion9 areas from 6,330 to 11,486. The middle area is 7,446. Aberaeron & Llanrhystud is 7,075.
7,0753rd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares9 middle areas, Ceredigion · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Ceredigion9 areas from 90.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Aberaeron & Llanrhystud is 95.0%.
95%3rd fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage9 middle areas, Ceredigion · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Ceredigion9 areas from 43.7% to 75.0%. The middle area is 59.7%. Aberaeron & Llanrhystud is 70.2%.
70.2%2nd highest

Is Aberaeron & Llanrhystud safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Aberaeron & Llanrhystud at a rate of 58.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 91.0 per 1,000 people across Ceredigion.

Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 38 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Aberaeron & Llanrhystud.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (220), other crime (69) and criminal damage and arson (54).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Ceredigion

These figures are published for the whole of Ceredigion, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Ceredigion and not Aberaeron & Llanrhystud alone. See Ceredigion

Average house price
£234,314
Down 1.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,299
22nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.0×
Joint 159th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
72,696
No change in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Aberaeron & Llanrhystud in brief

The median price paid for a home in Aberaeron & Llanrhystud was £225,750 in 2025.

Aberaeron & Llanrhystud had 7,075 usual residents at the census.

About 95% of people in Aberaeron & Llanrhystud live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Aberaeron & Llanrhystud, 70.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.