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 – 4:07 pm
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People7,174 residentsin the Maesteg East census areaMedian age 45.73,255 households68% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright15% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,071 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, manufacturing 15%, retail and wholesale 14%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 71% go by car, 3% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% 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 February: highs 8°C, lows 3°C2,317 mm of rain a year, 71 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 days of air frost, 7 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)
Parks and green spacesCwmdu Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileGlanllynfisports ground · under a mileTudor Parkplaying field · under a mile · 2 haParc Calon Lanpark · 2.4 mi · 6 haMargam Country Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 320 haAfan Argoed Country Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 64 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 201814 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Sep 202435 mi away, Wentwood, GwentSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.9 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,496 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation126 m413 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 100 to 256 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMaesteg General Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryLlynfi Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyWell5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistTalbot Street (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools7 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryGarth Primary School191 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt. Mary`s & St. Patrick`s209 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMaesteg Comprehensive School1,058 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL19 miRailway stationMaesteg (Ewenny Road)under a mileBus stationMaesteg Bus Station Stand 1under a mileFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal12 miBus stops66 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF34 postcode district.
