Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:54 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:20 am – 4:05 pm
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People5,579 residentsin the Llandovery, Cil-y-cwm & Cynwyl Gaeo census areaMedian age 53.72,444 households77% of homes owner-occupied57% owned outright9% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,486 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 17%, health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 53% go by car, 9% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,451 mm of rain a year, 48 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 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)
Nearby landmarksCefn Crughill · under a mileCwm Gefailvalley · under a mileMwmffrihill · 1.1 miAllt Ystradwalterwoodland · under a mileCwm Golauvalley · 1.6 miMynydd Myddfaimountain · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCastle Sports Groundplaying field · 1.9 mi · 2 haActif Charaeon a Hamdden Llandoverysports ground · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes91 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199043 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202630 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.7 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband59% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband72% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)6.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,674 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation79 m259 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 69 to 221 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLlandovery Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryLlanfair Surgery1.5 miPharmacyAr & H Davies1.8 miDentistDental Surgery1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentPrimaryRhys Prichard212 pupils1.5 miIndependentColeg Llanymddyfri1.8 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL46 miRailway stationLlandovery1.9 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal29 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA20 postcode district.
