Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:56 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:20 am – 4:07 pm
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People8,653 residentsin the Llandybie & Saron census areaMedian age 48.03,673 households72% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright16% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 3,554 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 15%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 74% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher20% 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°C1,549 mm of rain a year, 54 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 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 landmarksMynydd Isafmountain · 2.0 miFfrwd Glyn-hirwaterfall · 1.5 miTair Carn Isafmountain · 2.8 miAlltwoodland · under a mileLlyn-ddu-isaflake · 3.8 miCoedcae Ellenwoodland · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGlynhir Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 42 haPenlan Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 2 haAmmanford Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 3 haLlyn Llech Owainpark · 4.2 mi · 82 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes77 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 20188 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202645 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.3 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband57% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,907 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation141 m463 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 78 to 245 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAmman Valley Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryBrynteg Surgery3.0 miPharmacyWilliams Pharmacy1.9 miDentistDental Surgery3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLlandybie201 pupils1.9 miSecondaryYsgol Bro Dinefwr1,092 pupils2.7 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL41 miRailway stationLlandybie1.8 miBus stationAmmanford Bus Station Stand 63.3 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal16 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA18 postcode district.
