Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:58 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:21 am – 4:09 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,192 residentsin the Cydweli & Trimsaran census areaMedian age 47.42,666 households70% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright17% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 2,416 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 22%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 10%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 71% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C1,268 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 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)
Parks and green spacesParc Stephensplaying field · under a mile · 8 haPembrey Country Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 181 haCoed Ffos Laspark · 3.4 mi · 31 haPenymynyddpark · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes56 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201820 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 22 Apr 202440 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.5 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband14% 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)2,899 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 101 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrince Philip Hospital7.8 miGP surgeryMeddygfa Minafonunder a milePharmacyKidwelly Pharmacyunder a mileDentistDental Surgery4.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 independentPrimaryY Castell218 pupilsright herePrimaryGwenllian123 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryGlan-y-Mor School580 pupils4.1 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL47 miRailway stationKidwellyunder a mileBus stationLlanelli Bus Station Stand 17.3 miFerryTenby Ferry Landing17 miBus stops44 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA17 postcode district.
