Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:56 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:18 am – 4:06 pm
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People6,665 residentsin the Caerau census areaMedian age 39.92,888 households65% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright13% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.7% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 2,447 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 16%Getting to work: 12% work from home, 76% go by car, 4% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages18% of adults hold a degree or higher35% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 2°C2,096 mm of rain a year, 76 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 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 Pwll-yr-Iwrchmountain · 1.3 miMynydd Nant-y-barmountain · 2.1 miCaerau Forestforest · 1.0 miFoel Fawrhill · under a mileDunraven Forestforest · 1.5 miFoel y Dyffrynhill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAfan Argoed Country Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 64 haMetcalfe Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileLlynfi Valley BMX Tracksports ground · under a mile · 2 haParc Calon Lanpark · 2.7 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes85 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201812 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Sep 202436 mi away, Wentwood, GwentSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.1 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 7.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% 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)3,167 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation218 m715 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 160 to 362 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMaesteg General Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryWoodlands Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyVillage Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCymmer Dental Practice1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryCaerau Primary School404 pupilsunder a mileIndependentTarren Schoolunder a mileSecondaryMaesteg Comprehensive School1,058 pupils1.8 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL21 miRailway stationMaesteg2.0 miBus stationMaesteg Bus Station Stand 12.1 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal12 miBus stops60 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF34 postcode district.
