Blaenporth, Cardigan, SA43 2AW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SA43 2AW is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52%	50.9%	-1.1%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	48%	49.1%	1.1%	49.0%	0.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate vicinity of SA43 2AW there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 51.5% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	19.6%	26.9%	7.3%	37.9%	-11.0%
Married: Opposite sex	60.7%	51.5%	-9.2%	44.2%	7.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Separated	1.1%	0.3%	-0.8%	2.2%	-1.9%
Divorced	7%	10%	3.0%	9.1%	0.9%
Widowed	11.6%	9.6%	-2.0%	6.1%	3.5%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	41.6%	46.1%	4.5%	48.4%	-2.3%
Good health	28.5%	30.5%	2.0%	33.6%	-3.1%
Fair health	20.6%	18.4%	-2.2%	12.7%	5.7%
Bad health	7.3%	3.7%	-3.6%	4.0%	-0.3%
Very bad health	2%	1.2%	-0.8%	1.2%	0.0%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	23.2%	15.5%	-7.7%	18.2%	-2.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.7%	5.9%	-7.8%	9.6%	-3.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.1%	13.5%	-1.6%	13.4%	0.1%
Apprenticeship	7.4%	8.9%	1.5%	5.3%	3.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.7%	21.1%	7.4%	16.9%	4.2%
Degree or Similar	21.4%	32.7%	11.3%	33.8%	-1.1%
Other	5.6%	2.3%	-3.3%	2.8%	-0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 97.7% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Indian	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	3.1%	-3.1%
Other Asian	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	1.6%	-0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	97.7%	97.7%	0.0%	81.4%	16.3%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 96.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	97.1%	96.8%	-0.3%	83.2%	13.6%
European Union	0.9%	2%	1.1%	6.1%	-4.1%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	0%	0.9%	0.9%	2.7%	-1.8%
Middle East and Asia	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	5.6%	-5.6%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	97.1%	96.8%	-0.3%	83.2%	13.6%
10+ Years	0%	3.2%	3.2%	9.8%	-6.6%
2-5 Years	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	2%	0%	-2.0%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.1%	76.7%	-1.6%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Poland	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	0.6%	1.5%	-0.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
No passport held	22.1%	13.5%	8.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.4%	37.2%	8.2%
Christian	45.1%	46.2%	-1.1%
Muslim	1.4%	6.5%	-5.1%
Other religion	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is SA43 2AW dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around SA43 2AW was 20.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 52.3% lower than the Aberporth and Y Ferwig average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

SA43 2AW has the 4th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Aberporth and Y Ferwig and the 42nd lowest crime rate of 235 local areas in Ceredigion .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 11.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -33.3%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 95% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£31,900

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in SA43 2AW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Overall Deprivation Rank - 4/10 (below average )
The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) measures how deprived small areas in Wales are compared to each other. WIMD highlights areas with the highest levels of different types of deprivation. Its main goal is to provide information about the most deprived areas in Wales to help make decisions about funding and local services. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
This domain measures the percentage of people with income below a certain level. It makes up 22% of the overall index.
Employment Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
This domain measures the lack of employment. It includes people of working age who are unable to work due to poor health or who are unemployed but looking for work. This domain makes up 22% of the overall Index.
Health Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
This domain measures poor health. It doesn't have any sub-sections. Some indicators are adjusted for age and sex to account for differences in different areas. This domain makes up 15% of the overall index.
Education Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
This domain measures how much people in an area lack education, training, and skills. It shows the educational disadvantages, like not having qualifications or skills. This domain makes up 14% of the overall index.
Access To Services Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
This domain measures how deprived a household is if they can't access important services needed for daily life, both in person and online. This includes not being able to get things like food (material deprivation) and not being able to do things like attend after-school activities (social deprivation). Poor access to services can make other types of deprivation worse. This domain counts for 10% of the overall index.
Housing Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The housing domain aims to identify poor housing based on physical conditions, living conditions, and availability. "Living conditions" means how suitable the housing is for the people living there, including health, safety, and necessary adjustments. This domain makes up 7% of the overall index.
Community Safety Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
This domain looks at how safe people feel in their community. It includes actual crime and fire incidents, as well as how safe people feel when they are outside in their neighborhood. This domain makes up 5% of the overall index.
Physical Environment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
This domain measures things in the local area that might affect the well-being or quality of life of residents. It makes up 5% of the overall index.

Property Prices

Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Ceredigion.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Blaenporth, Cardigan, SA43 2AW

Estimated Average Property Prices for SA43 2AW

Average Price
£278,724

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£278,724

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales in SA43 2AW

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
High Riding, Cardigan, Ceredigion Detached, an established residential building	£329,950	2022-05-31	£315,301
Pentalar, Cardigan, Ceredigion Detached, an established residential building	£470,000	2022-02-11	£449,608
Erwau Glas, Cardigan, Ceredigion Detached, an established residential building	£187,500	2019-04-17	£233,150
Cartrefni, Cardigan, Ceredigion Detached, an established residential building	£206,000	2017-05-11	£265,276
Lonicera, Cardigan, Ceredigion Detached, an established residential building	£175,000	2015-09-04	£234,718

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SA43 2AW

Employment

SA43 2AW area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 3% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 19% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

SA43 2AW area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 0% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of retired residents living in SA43 2AW area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 37% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired	112
Self-Employed	57
Full-Time Employee	48
Part-Time Employee	36
Looking after home or family	15
Student (economically inactive)	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Other	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Unemployed	1

Employment Industry

Construction	25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Education	16
Manufacturing	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Human health and social work activities	9
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	9
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Financial and insurance activities	4
Information and communication	4
Transport and storage	4
Administrative and support service activities	3
Other	2
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ysgol Aberporth Aberporth , Aberteifi SA43 2DE	- not rated	2,920 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Ysgol Penparc Penparc , Aberteifi SA43 1SG	- not rated	4,367 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

We haven't found any places rated by Food Standards Agency in SA43 2AW area.

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near SA43 2AW postcode.

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	50.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	50.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	50.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	50.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	6.3%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	43.8%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	43.8%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	43.8%

Download Speed

Median download speed	2.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	2.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	4.15 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	4.15 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	0.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	0.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	0.74 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of SA43 2AW