Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:58 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:20 am – 4:08 pm
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People9,164 residentsin the Bynea & Llwynhendy census areaMedian age 38.73,852 households64% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright24% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,975 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 17%, public administration and defence 12%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 75% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,251 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October29 days of air frost, 9 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 spacesMachynys Peninsula Golf and Country Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 88 haParc Howardpark · 1.7 mi · 12 haBryn Yard Amenity Areapark · 1.5 miBynea Rugby Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSpring Gardenspark · 1.8 miKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.4 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes71 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201814 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 22 Apr 202441 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.9 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,113 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation29 m95 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 73 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrince Philip Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryLlwynhendy Health Centre9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell14 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools16 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryBrynsierfel206 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBryn Teg249 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt John Lloyd Catholic Comprehensive School465 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL39 miRailway stationBynea1.1 miBus stationLlanelli Bus Station Stand 71.5 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal9.6 miBus stops155 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA14 postcode district.
