Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:53 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:17 am – 4:04 pm
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People5,248 residentsin the Bryn-mawr census areaMedian age 44.52,423 households58% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright25% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.5% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,299 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 23%, manufacturing 14%, retail and wholesale 14%Getting to work: 13% work from home, 77% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle52% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,522 mm of rain a year, 51 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December54 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMynydd Carn-y-cefnmountain · 1.8 miMynydd Llangatwgmountain · 2.1 miCwm Crachenvalley · under a mileMulfranhill · 1.0 miClydach Dinglevalley · under a mileCarno Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWelfare Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haWest Monmouthshire Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 63 haBrynmawr Allotmentsallotments · under a milePilgrims Parkpark · 2.3 miCoronation Parkpark · 2.3 miEugene Cross Parksports ground · 1.3 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes106 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199045 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202640 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.3 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 7.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,676 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation344 m1,129 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 319 to 429 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNevill Hall Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryBrynmawr Medical4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBailey Street (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools8 primary, 1 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 specialPrimaryBlaen-y-Cwm Primary School274 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary's Roman Catholic201 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBrynmawr Foundation School569 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL29 miRailway stationEbbw Vale Town1.7 miBus stationBrynmawr Bus Station Stand1under a mileFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal18 miBus stops37 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NP3 postcode district.
