Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:55 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:21 am – 4:06 pm
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People5,579 residentsin the Llandovery, Cil-y-cwm & Cynwyl Gaeo census areaMedian age 53.72,444 households77% of homes owner-occupied57% owned outright9% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,486 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 17%, health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 53% go by car, 9% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,562 mm of rain a year, 54 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 days of air frost, 5 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 Cynrosmountain · 1.6 miLower Talley Lakelake · under a mileUpper Talley Lakelake · 1.2 miMoelfrehill · under a mileMynydd Figynmountain · 3.5 miBanc Beili-Tewhill · 1.0 miLuentinumhistoric site · 3.6 miCwm yr Efailvalley · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes78 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201817 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202638 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband59% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband72% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)6.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,674 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation94 m308 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 86 to 227 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLlandovery Hospital8.4 miGP surgeryMeddygfa Teilo7.8 miPharmacyWell7.8 miDentistDental Surgery7.9 miPolice stationLlandeilo Police Station7.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryTalley59 pupils1.7 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL50 miRailway stationLlanwrda5.7 miBus stationAmmanford Bus Station Stand 614 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal27 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA19 postcode district.
