Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:54 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:16 am – 4:05 pm
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People7,393 residentsin the Pengam & Cefn Fforest census areaMedian age 43.83,237 households61% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright26% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,083 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 72% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher28% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,525 mm of rain a year, 50 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 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 landmarksBwlch Carn-y-Gellimountain · 3.6 miMynydd Pen-y-fanmountain · 3.7 miCwm Gellivalley · 1.3 miCwm Pen-Maenvalley · 1.5 miTir-y-bont Woodwoodland · under a mileGwerthonor-isaf Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesParc Coetir Bargodpark · under a mile · 96 haParc Penalltapark · 1.5 mi · 123 haGilfach Garden of Peacepark · under a mileFairview Allotmentallotments · under a mileBryn Meadows Golf Club and Country Hotelgolf course · 1.8 mi · 38 haCefn Fforest Sports Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes100 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201827 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202649 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 7.3 · PM2.5 5.6 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,351 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation140 m459 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 117 to 233 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPontypridd & District Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryPengam Health Centre8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyVida Rogers LTD12 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi30 schools23 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 2 otherPrimaryPengam Primary198 pupilsright herePrimaryYsgol Gymraeg Trelyn208 pupilsright hereSecondaryThe Lewis School645 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL20 miRailway stationPengamunder a mileBus stationBlackwood Bus Station Stand 11.2 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops112 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NP2 postcode district.
