Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:58 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:21 am – 4:09 pm
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People8,212 residentsin the Pembrey & Burry Port census areaMedian age 51.63,714 households73% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright13% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.7% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 3,266 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 21%, retail and wholesale 15%, public administration and defence 12%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 69% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle48% 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 higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,106 mm of rain a year, 34 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October32 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)
Parks and green spacesMillennium Coastal Parkpark · under a mile · 96 haAshburnham Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 62 haPembrey Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 181 haMemorial Parkplaying field · under a mile · 6 haPenymynyddpark · 2.0 miCoed Rhyalsports ground · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes62 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201819 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 22 Apr 202442 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.1 · 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
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,194 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation7 m23 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 96 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrince Philip Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryMeddygfa Tywyn Bachunder a milePharmacyWell2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationDyfed & Powys Police Burry Port Police Stationunder a mileCash machineThe Cooperative Food Bury Portunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryParc Y Tywyn267 pupilsright hereSecondaryGlan-y-Mor School580 pupilsright herePrimaryBurry Port190 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL44 miRailway stationPembrey & Burry Portunder a mileBus stationLlanelli Bus Station Stand 14.2 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops102 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationLlanelli4.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA16 postcode district.
