Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:56 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:20 am – 4:07 pm
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People6,525 residentsin the Abergwili, Llanegwad & Carmel census areaMedian age 52.62,790 households83% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright5% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,079 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 12%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 60% go by car, 2% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher16% 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°C1,740 mm of rain a year, 60 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December43 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksLlyn Llech Owenlake · 1.4 miBanc y Llynhill · under a mileFfrwd Glyn-hirwaterfall · 3.4 miCoed Gelli-fawrwoodland · under a mileCwm-Mwynvalley · 2.2 miMynydd Isafmountain · 5.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLlyn Llech Owainpark · 1.0 mi · 82 haMynydd Mawr Woodland Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 108 haGardd Fotaneg Genedlaethol Cymrupark · 3.8 mi · 80 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes73 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201810 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202648 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.6 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband67% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)4.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,983 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation216 m709 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 128 to 278 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAmman Valley Hospital5.6 miGP surgeryMeddygfa Penygroes1.7 miPharmacyHarlow & Knowles Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.7 miDentistAmman Dental3.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryLlandybie201 pupils1.8 miPrimaryYsgol Gymraeg Penygroes166 pupils1.9 miSecondaryYsgol Maes Y Gwendraeth1,084 pupils2.4 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL43 miRailway stationLlandybie2.1 miBus stationAmmanford Bus Station Stand 13.6 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal16 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA14 postcode district.
