Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:56 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:17 am – 4:07 pm
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People12,163 residentsin the Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity census areaMedian age 34.84,404 households81% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 5,900 in work, 16% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 12%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,575 mm of rain a year, 51 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksBrackla Hillhill · under a mileLlyn-y-goredlake · 2.2 miMynydd y Gaermountain · 3.3 miCefn Hirgoedhill · under a mileMynydd Baedanmountain · 4.2 miCoedcraigdduwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStarling Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 16 haWindmill Community Parkpark · 1.3 miCoed-y-Mwstwr Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 33 haCanolfa Chwaraeon y Braglesports ground · under a mile · 5 haBadgers Mead Allotment Siteallotments · under a mileBrewery Fieldplaying field · 1.4 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes84 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201821 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Sep 202433 mi away, Wentwood, GwentSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 6.4 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,583 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 27 to 102 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrincess Of Wales Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryHmp Parc6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Parcunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools13 primary, 3 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryCoety Primary482 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYsgol Gymraeg Bro Ogwr370 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryArchbishop McGrath Catholic High School825 pupils1.0 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL13 miRailway stationWildmillWild Mill1.1 miBus stationBridgend Bus Station Stand 111.4 miFerryBarry Waterfront Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops40 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF35 postcode district.
