Principal council · Wales
Ceredigion
Ceredigion is a principal council. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.
What this council is responsible for
Ceredigion
Principal council · W06000008
- Planning applications
- Bin and recycling collection
- Council tax and business rates collection
- Housing and homelessness
- Licensing
- Environmental health
- Parks and leisure
- Local elections
- Schools and education
- Adult social care
- Children’s services
- Roads and highways
- Waste disposal
- Libraries
- Trading standards
- Public health
Type
Principal council
Single tier
Official code
W06000008
ONS GSS code
Nation
Wales
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
Other bodies covering this area
Mid and West Wales
Fire and rescue authority
- Fire and rescue
21
Postcode sectors
18
Wards
1
Constituencies
4 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.
Boundary
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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →
Towns in this area
Parliamentary constituencies
Wards
18 wards recorded in this council area.
Aberaeron and Aberarth · Aberporth and Y Ferwig · Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais · Borth · Cenarth and Llangeler · Lampeter · Llanbadarn Fawr · Llandysilio and Llangrannog · Llandysul North and Troedyraur · Llandysul South · Llanfarian · Llangybi · Llannarth · Llansanffraid · New Quay and Llanllwchaearn · Teifi · Tregaron and Ystrad Fflur · Ystwyth
Postcode sectors
Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code W06000008.