Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:55 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:15 am – 4:05 pm
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People7,790 residentsin the Tremorfa & Pengam census areaMedian age 34.03,250 households47% of homes owner-occupied16% owned outright31% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.2% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,393 in work, 11% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 16%, education 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 50% go by car, 8% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle85% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 88%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,121 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December26 days of air frost, 10 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 spacesTremorfa Parkpark · within reach · 17 haParc Tredelerchpark · under a mile · 5 haHowardian Local Nature Reservepark · under a mile · 13 haSt Peters Rugby Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 4 haYr Hybsports ground · under a mile · 7 haPengam Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes87 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201835 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202644 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 12 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 9.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% 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)3,173 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -4 to 33 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChild And Family Service, St David Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryFour Elms Medical Centre23 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyM W Phillips Chemists19 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistMydentistunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi29 schools19 primary, 3 secondary, 6 independent, 1 nurseryPrimarySt Alban's Rc Primary School169 pupilsright herePrimaryBaden Powell Primary School292 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWillows High School809 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWeston College11.7 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL11 miRailway stationCardiff Queen Street1.4 miBus stationCardiff Bus Interchange Bay 14Cardiff Bus Station1.9 miFerryCardiff - Britannia QuayCardiff Bay2.0 miBus stops118 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF24 postcode district.
