Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:57 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 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°C1,506 mm of rain a year, 50 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December43 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 Llangyndeyrnmountain · under a mileYnys Isafisland · under a mileMynydd Sylenmountain · 4.2 miCwm Beremvalley · 1.8 miStorm Hillhill · 2.7 miAllt Capel-Ifanwoodland · 1.6 miPicton Castle & Gardenscastle · 6.0 miPaxton's Towerhistoric site · 5.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMynydd Mawr Woodland Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 108 haGardd Fotaneg Genedlaethol Cymrupark · 4.2 mi · 80 haCoed Ffos Laspark · 4.2 mi · 31 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes64 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 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 202434 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.4 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.7 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
Elevation163 m535 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 41 to 262 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGlangwili Hospital Child Health Section5.7 miGP surgeryCoalbrook Surgery2.4 miPharmacyWell2.2 miDentistLlannon Road (Dental Surgery)4.6 miPolice stationDyfed-Powys PoliceLlangunnor4.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBancffosfelen54 pupils1.0 miPrimaryYsgol Y Fro15 pupils1.2 miSecondaryYsgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Myrddin929 pupils4.9 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL47 miRailway stationCarmarthen5.5 miBus stationCarmarthen Bus Station Stand 15.7 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal18 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationCarmarthen5.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA17 postcode district.
