Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:57 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:20 am – 4:07 pm
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People10,109 residentsin the Glyn & Pontyberem census areaMedian age 45.44,306 households77% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright13% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,670 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 12%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 71% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% 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 February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,732 mm of rain a year, 59 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 landmarksLlyn Llech Owenlake · under a mileCwm-Mwynvalley · under a mileBanc y Llynhill · 1.4 miMynydd Sylenmountain · 4.9 miFfrwd Glyn-hirwaterfall · 4.5 miMynydd Llangyndeyrnmountain · 5.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLlyn Llech Owainpark · under a mile · 82 haMynydd Mawr Woodland Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 108 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.6 miParc y Fferwspark · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes74 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201811 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202650 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.8 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,703 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation173 m568 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 140 to 229 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAmman Valley Hospital6.5 miGP surgeryMeddygfa'r Tymbl2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCrosshands Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistLlannon Road (Dental Surgery)2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryGorslas206 pupilsright hereSecondaryYsgol Maes Y Gwendraeth1,084 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYsgol Gynradd Gymraeg Cross Hands127 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL42 miRailway stationLlandybie3.3 miBus stationAmmanford Bus Station Stand 13.7 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops77 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA14 postcode district.
