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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People5,678 residentsin the Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr census areaMedian age 48.42,347 households87% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright3% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,584 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, public administration and defence 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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°C1,322 mm of rain a year, 45 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October28 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)
Parks and green spacesLaleston Allotmentsallotments · under a mileWindmill Community Parkpark · 1.8 miNewbridge Fieldssports ground · 1.5 mi · 21 haCae Gof Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.8 mi · 6 haBrewery Fieldplaying field · 1.8 mi · 2 haNottage Meadowpark · 3.3 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 201820 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Sep 202436 mi away, Wentwood, GwentSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.3 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband86% 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)2,520 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation55 m180 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 81 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGlanrhyd Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryRiversdale House2 surgeries within 2 miles1.9 miPharmacyBroadlands Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistDental Surgery1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools8 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryTrelales Primary School181 pupilsright herePrimaryBryntirion Infants147 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBryntirion Comprehensive.1,258 pupils1.5 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL14 miRailway stationBridgend2.1 miBus stationBridgend Bus Station Stand 81.9 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops26 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF32 postcode district.
