Aberporth’s story
5 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Aberporth’s built-up area.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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AberporthDyfed
A village of 1,075 in Dyfed, Wales. Over-65s are 35% of the population.
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Photo: Deborah Tilley · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,075
Census 2021 · Ceredigion council
Median home
£248K
56 sales in 3 years
Median age
54.9
35% are 65+ · Dyfed 24%
Degree level
36%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
9%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Aberporth a good place to live?
Where it does best is hazard risk (B): 0.1% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Incomes are on the low side (D−): households earn a mean £37,886 a year, and 3.4% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The median home sold for £247,500, 5.7 times what households in the Ceredigion council area earn in a year. Crime runs high: 47.1 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 8.7 home and vehicle crimes. Against UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, it has more crime per resident than 94%.
Figures: flood risk, Natural Resources Wales · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. Aberporth has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Dyfed Powys Police published 32 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published. This town's Health Grade uses ONS's small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for 2019 to 2023, and two Census 2021 measures, bad health and disability, adjusted for age. English towns' grades also use OHID's small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
What makes Aberporth stand out
The 3 things Aberporth does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
35% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
Household income, against UK towns
Work
Mean, before tax: lower than in 98% of UK towns
ONS small-area income estimates.
How Aberporth grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Aberporth is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the weakest comparedD−Open →SafetyNear the bottom of the towns comparedC−Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areC−Open →WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carC−Open →Cost of livingBelow the middle of the towns comparedC+Open →Hazard riskBased on how exposed the town is to floods, storms and other hazardsBOpen →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryAbout average among the towns comparedC+Open →Outdoors38% live within 400 m of a park; 0.6 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsDOpen →Civic life2.8 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryC+Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aberporth.
Who lives here
Aberporth has fewer young adults than Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns: 6.5% are 15 to 24
14% are under 15, lower than both Dyfed’s towns (16%) and Wales’s towns (17%). People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town. Aberporth has a median age of 54.9 years. Degrees are held by 36% of adults.
54.9median age
AberporthDyfedWales
Ages · share of residents
35%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level36%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Aberporth | Dyfed | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 24% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 19% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Dyfed and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Aberporth
It is shown below. The town’s primary school has 174 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol AberporthLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 174 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Safety
Aberporth has more crime per resident than 85% of UK towns
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 69 offences in Aberporth and 10 cases of nuisance behaviour. Three quarters of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. There were 7 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), about level with Dyfed’s towns (6.7) and below Wales’s towns (10.4).
47.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearC−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 6% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual52
Public order7
Damage & arson5
Other theft2
Drugs1
Vehicle crime1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social10
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
47.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
69
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
Only 73% of people in Aberporth say their health is good or very good, fewer than in Dyfed’s towns and Wales’s towns
Seeing a GP means leaving Aberporth: the nearest practice is 5.9 miles away. At the census, 9% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, higher than both Dyfed’s towns (7.4%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%). The nearest A&E to Aberporth is Glangwili General Hospital, 21.4 miles away. Women here live to 81.9 on average and men to 77.6 (2019–23).
73%good or very good healthC−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 73%Fair 18%Bad or very bad 9%
| Census 2021 | Aberporth | Dyfed | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 73% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 9% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 23% | 22% |
77.6
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
81.9
life expectancy at birth, women
Welsh towns’ Health Grades use ONS’s small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for 2019 to 2023, and two Census 2021 measures, bad health and disability, adjusted for age. English towns’ also use OHID’s small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D−
Commuters in Aberporth travel far: only 22% go under 5 km, fewer than in Dyfed’s towns or Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Dyfed’s towns (15%) and Wales’s towns (16%) alike. Driving is how nearly nine in ten commuters got to work at the census. Work in town: 11% of resident commuters. There are 0.5 jobs in Aberporth for each resident in work.
9%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot7%
Bus2%
22%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
25%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£38K
mean household income, before tax
3.4%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C−
Walkability: more walkable than 19% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
HousingCost of living grade C+
Aberporth earns a C+ for cost of living grade
Social housing holds 13% of households, lower than both Dyfed’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (18%). Private rents average £723 a month across the Ceredigion council area. 20% of households rent privately.
£248Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Aberporth£248K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £310,000 | 16 |
| Semi-detached | £247,500 | 30 |
| Terraced | £185,000 | 9 |
67%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
20%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£723
average private rent a month, Ceredigion council area
£2,419
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
History
Aberporth’s listed buildings: 5, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
5listed buildingsC+History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II5
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
20%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
47
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Aberporth
14pages on Aberporth
The big questions
SafetyC−47.1 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingC+Median home £248K · rent £723 a monthHousing19 sold in 12 months · busiest street Ffordd NewyddSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthC−Work & commuteD−51% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Aberporth’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
CardiganSt DogmaelsNewcastle EmlynNew QuayLlandysulAberporth
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberporth | 1,075 | — | — | C+ | C− | C− |
| Cardigan | 3,767 | 5.8 | D | B− | D− | D |
| St Dogmaels | 1,013 | 6.9 | — | B | B− | B− |
| Newcastle Emlyn | 1,842 | 7.3 | — | B+ | D | C |
| New Quay | 1,046 | 9.7 | — | C− | C− | B− |
| Llandysul | 1,321 | 12 | — | B+ | D | C |
St Dogmaels, Newcastle Emlyn, New Quay and Llandysul have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Aberporth
Who lives in Aberporth?
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 35% of residents were 65 or over and 26% were 45 to 64, against 21% and 26% across Wales’s towns; 14% were under 15.
Is Aberporth safe?
Burglary was rare, with 0 reports in the year.
Does Aberporth flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on Natural Resources Wales’s flood risk service.
About Aberporth
Village in Dyfed, Wales
Aberporth is a built-up area of 1,075 people, in the Ceredigion council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 1,075 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Ceredigion
- County
- Dyfed
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000251
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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