Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:56 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:21 am – 4:07 pm
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People6,525 residentsin the Abergwili, Llanegwad & Carmel census areaMedian age 52.62,790 households83% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright5% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,079 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 12%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 60% go by car, 2% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C1,461 mm of rain a year, 50 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 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 landmarksRhiw-yr-adarhill · under a mileCwm Eliza Morrisvalley · under a mileBryn Castell-gwrychionhill · under a mileThe Dinglevalley · 1.0 miAllt Gudynwoodland · under a mileAllt Llwyncelynwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPenlan Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes73 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201812 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202644 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.2 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband67% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)4.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,983 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation36 m118 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 104 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAmman Valley Hospital7.4 miGP surgeryMeddygfa Teilo2.0 miPharmacyNigel Williams Chemist2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.9 miDentistDental Surgery1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL45 miRailway stationLlandeilo2.1 miBus stationAmmanford Bus Station Stand 66.9 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal20 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA19 postcode district.
