Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:57 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:23 am – 4:08 pm
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People8,469 residentsin the Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed census areaMedian age 41.33,498 households70% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright12% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,009 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 22%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 10%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 66% go by car, 9% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,538 mm of rain a year, 58 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 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)
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201828 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 22 Apr 202429 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.8 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 6.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,819 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation237 m778 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 194 to 305 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGlangwili Hospital Child Health Section9.0 miGP surgeryMeddygfa Emlyn5.4 miPharmacyBoots5.2 miDentistCorporate Offices8.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL61 miRailway stationCarmarthen9.4 miBus stationCarmarthen Bus Station Stand 49.2 miFerryTenby Ferry Landing24 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA33 postcode district.
