Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:57 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:17 am – 4:07 pm
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People8,880 residentsin the Pyle, Kenfig Hill & Cefncribwr census areaMedian age 42.53,795 households65% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright21% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,804 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 17%, construction 11%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 71% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle66% 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 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,327 mm of rain a year, 48 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October29 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksPen-y-castellmountain · under a mileMynydd Baedanmountain · 2.0 miCwm Ffosvalley · under a mileCaepen-y-brynhill · 1.2 miWaderscrapewater · 1.5 miNorthern Wetlandswater · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCae Gof Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 6 haMargam Country Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 320 haPyle Inn Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 miWindmill Community Parkpark · 3.2 miNottage Meadowpark · 3.6 mi · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes81 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201818 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Sep 202437 mi away, Wentwood, GwentSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.3 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,949 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation128 m420 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 132 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGlanrhyd Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryThe Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyKenfig Hill Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistVillage Dental Care2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL16 miRailway stationPyle2.0 miBus stationBridgend Bus Station Stand 83.6 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF32 postcode district.
