Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:58 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:20 am – 4:08 pm
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People9,164 residentsin the Bynea & Llwynhendy census areaMedian age 38.73,852 households64% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright24% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,975 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 17%, public administration and defence 12%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 75% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,257 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October29 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksMillennium Coastal Parkwoodland · under a mileCwm Edwardsvalley · 2.3 miTre-Beddrod Reservoirreservoir · 3.1 miCwm Lliedi Reservoirreservoir · 3.1 miMynydd Sylenmountain · 5.7 miSalthouse Pilltidal water · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBynea Rugby Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 3 haBryn Yard Amenity Areapark · 2.2 miParc Howardpark · 2.6 mi · 12 haSpring Gardenspark · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes72 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201813 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 22 Apr 202441 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.5 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,113 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation7 m23 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 59 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrince Philip Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryThyssen House5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools11 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryBynea202 pupilsright herePrimaryBryn Teg249 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt John Lloyd Catholic Comprehensive School465 pupils1.6 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL38 miRailway stationByneaunder a mileBus stationLlanelli Bus Station Stand 72.3 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal8.7 miBus stops80 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA14 postcode district.
