Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:57 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:21 am – 4:08 pm
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People8,670 residentsin the Llanddarog, Llangyndeyrn & Ferryside census areaMedian age 51.13,732 households80% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright9% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,874 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 14%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 67% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher19% 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°C1,419 mm of rain a year, 50 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 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 landmarksPen-yr-allthill · 1.3 miCwm yr Abbeyvalley · 1.5 miMerlin's Hillhill · 1.7 miMynydd Llangyndeyrnmountain · 4.2 miAllt Pen-cerigwoodland · under a mileYnys Isafisland · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGardd Fotaneg Genedlaethol Cymrupark · 2.7 mi · 80 haAbergwili Community Gardenpark · 2.6 miFour Seasonssports ground · 1.7 miCarmarthen Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes62 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201817 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 22 Apr 202430 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.4 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband55% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,096 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation37 m121 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 6 to 61 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGlangwili Hospital Child Health Section3.2 miGP surgeryMeddygfa Tywi1.2 miPharmacyNigel Williams Chemists LTD3.9 miDentist1St Floor4.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryNantgaredig233 pupils1.2 miSecondaryYsgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Myrddin929 pupils4.5 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL49 miRailway stationCarmarthen4.0 miBus stationCarmarthen Bus Station4.1 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal21 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA32 postcode district.
