Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:55 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:15 am – 4:05 pm
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People5,799 residentsin the Rumney census areaMedian age 43.92,394 households77% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright13% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,717 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 58% go by car, 5% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle80% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,126 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December30 days of air frost, 11 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 spacesFishpond Woodpark · under a mile · 25 haRumney Hill Gardenspark · under a mileHowardian Local Nature Reservepark · under a mile · 13 haEastern Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 9 haCardiff Golf Clubgolf course · 1.7 mi · 38 haLynton Terrace Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: 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 201835 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202646 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 12 · PM2.5 6.1 · PM10 9.5 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)2,485 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation44 m144 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -4 to 48 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBft Southmead University Hospital Of Wales2.6 miGP surgeryRumney Primary Care Centre11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyG S Bhogal Pharmacy15 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi40 schools32 primary, 5 secondary, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryGreenway Primary School245 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRumney Primary457 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryEastern High1,185 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWeston College12.6 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL12 miRailway stationHeath High Level2.4 miBus stationCardiff Bus Interchange Bay 14Cardiff Bus Station3.1 miFerryCardiff Castle Waterbus Stop3.1 miBus stops120 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF3 postcode district.
