Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:56 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:17 am – 4:06 pm
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People7,981 residentsin the Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill census areaMedian age 41.93,460 households68% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright11% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,378 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 78% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher28% 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 January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C2,068 mm of rain a year, 78 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January47 days of air frost, 5 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 Foelmountain · under a mileMynydd yr Abermountain · 1.3 miOgmore Forestforest · 1.1 miCymmer Forestforest · 1.3 miCwm Cyffogvalley · under a mileOgmore Valleyvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCae-Du Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileCaedu Park Allotmentsallotments · under a mileAber Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 10 haParc Calon Lanpark · 2.4 mi · 6 haKing George V Memorial Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 6 haGelli Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes88 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201817 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Sep 202431 mi away, Wentwood, GwentSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.1 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,762 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation206 m676 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 131 to 432 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMaesteg General Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryOgmore Vale Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyG. Rowe Services LTD4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryOgmore Vale Primary School292 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNantymoel Primary School222 pupils1.1 miSecondaryYsgol Gyfun Gymraeg Llangynwyd703 pupils3.8 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL17 miRailway stationTon Pentre4.1 miBus stationTonypandy Bus Station Stand A44.1 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal16 miBus stops31 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF32 postcode district.
