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County or areaCarmarthenshire
Postcode districtSA4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:57 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:20 am – 4:08 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,888 residentsin the Yr Hendy & T?-croes census areaMedian age 44.02,549 households79% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright9% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,810 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 15%, public administration and defence 13%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 71% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,340 mm of rain a year, 48 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January35 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMynydd Pysgodlynmountain · 3.4 miMill Pondpond · under a mileMynydd Sylenmountain · 4.4 miCwm Darrenvalley · 1.8 miGopa Hillhill · 2.0 miCwm Edwardsvalley · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHendy Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haArgyle Gardenspark · 4.0 miParc y Fferwspark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes71 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201810 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 22 Apr 202437 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.2 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,751 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation97 m318 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 140 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGorseinon Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryTalybont Surgeryunder a milePharmacyVillage Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSt Teilo Dental Health Centre1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryHendy187 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryPontarddulais Comprehensive School848 pupils1.2 miPrimaryY.g.g. Bryniago198 pupils1.4 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL38 miRailway stationPontarddulaisGlanffrwdunder a mileBus stationPontardulais Bus Station Stand 1Pontarddulaisunder a mileFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal9.6 miBus stops30 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA4 postcode district.


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