Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:57 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:20 am – 4:08 pm
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People8,420 residentsin the Llan-non, Cross Hands & Pen-y-groes census areaMedian age 45.03,548 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,816 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 11%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 74% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher21% 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 January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,560 mm of rain a year, 56 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 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)
Parks and green spacesMynydd Mawr Woodland Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 108 haLlyn Llech Owainpark · 4.3 mi · 82 haParc Elin Mairpark · 3.5 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes72 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 202436 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.0 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband91% 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)3,887 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation174 m571 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 103 to 233 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrince Philip Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryCoalbrook Surgery2.8 miPharmacyNigel Williams Chemists LTD2.4 miDentistLlannon Road (Dental Surgery)2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLlannon91 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryYsgol Maes Y Gwendraeth1,084 pupils3.6 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL41 miRailway stationPontarddulaisGlanffrwd4.0 miBus stationPontardulais Bus Station Stand 1Pontarddulais4.1 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA14 postcode district.
