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
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People7,653 residentsin the Swiss Valley & Llangennech census areaMedian age 48.13,284 households80% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright11% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,300 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 14%, public administration and defence 13%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 74% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle54% 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 higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,328 mm of rain a year, 43 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December30 days of air frost, 10 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 spacesHendy Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 5 haArgyle Gardenspark · 2.5 miBynea Rugby Football Clubplaying field · 1.7 mi · 3 haStafford Commonpark · 3.2 mi · 20 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201812 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 22 Apr 202440 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.2 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,437 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 95 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrince Philip Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryLlangennech Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLlangennech Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgery1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 independentPrimaryYsgol Gymraeg Llangennech407 pupilsunder a mileIndependentSt Michael's School1.2 miSecondarySt John Lloyd Catholic Comprehensive School465 pupils2.2 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL38 miRailway stationLlangennechunder a mileBus stationPontardulais Bus Station Stand 1Pontarddulais2.3 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal8.8 miBus stops33 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA14 postcode district.
