Ceredigion: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£317,105

Semi-detached

£200,007

Terraced

£178,175

Flat or maisonette

£108,698

First-time buyers

£195,358

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  65,933 in 1991 → 72,599 in 2024 (+10.1%)

  Wales over the same years: +10.9%

• Average house price

  £156,546 in 2005 → £235,160 in 2026 (+50.2%)

  Wales over the same years: +75.1%

• Median weekly pay

  £311 in 2008 → £583 in 2025 (+87.2%)

  Wales over the same years: +73.1%

• Employment rate

  67.4% in 2004 → 70.1% in 2023 (+4.0%)

  Wales over the same years: +6.9%

• Claimant count

  2.1% in 2001 → 2.6% in 2025 (+23.8%)

  Wales over the same years: +13.8%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,326 in 1997 → £21,186 in 2024 (+127.2%)

  Wales over the same years: +131.7%

33 official indicators are published for Ceredigion; 26 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Three-year business survival · Economy & work64.4% (2021) · 23rd highest of 374
• Home gas use · Environment8,333 kWh (2024/25) · 31st lowest of 347
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access305.8 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 34th highest of 361
• Healthy life expectancy, men · Health & wellbeing63.3 years (2022 to 2024) · 38th highest of 195

Where it ranks worst

• Business births · Economy & work6.9% (2024) · 357th highest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access32% (May 2024) · 316th highest of 318
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access58.7% (January 2026) · 353rd highest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access96.5% (January 2026) · 341st highest of 361