Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:55 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:20 am – 4:06 pm
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People5,579 residentsin the Llandovery, Cil-y-cwm & Cynwyl Gaeo census areaMedian age 53.72,444 households77% of homes owner-occupied57% owned outright9% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,486 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 17%, health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 53% go by car, 9% walk or cycle36% 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 higher21% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,439 mm of rain a year, 47 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksMynydd Llansadwrnmountain · 2.6 miPentir-bachhill · 1.9 miCoed Cefnbenyddwoodland · under a mileAllt Pen-y-lanwoodland · under a mileCarn Gochmountain · 4.8 miFanhill · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes84 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199048 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202636 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.9 · 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
Broadband59% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband72% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)6.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,674 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation56 m184 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 45 to 193 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLlandovery Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryLlanfair Surgery3.9 miPharmacyAr & H Davies3.8 miDentistDental Surgery3.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL46 miRailway stationLlanwrdaunder a mileBus stationAmmanford Bus Station Stand 613 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal25 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA19 postcode district.
