Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:56 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:20 am – 4:07 pm
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People7,837 residentsin the Ammanford & Betws census areaMedian age 44.73,451 households67% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright18% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,266 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 14%, public administration and defence 12%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 69% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher22% 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 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,531 mm of rain a year, 55 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 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)
Parks and green spacesBetws Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haAmmanford Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haParc y Fferwspark · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes79 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 20186 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202648 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.7 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband65% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,663 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation56 m184 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 30 to 154 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAmman Valley Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryMargaret Street Practice2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMargaret Street Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistAmman Dentalunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 nurseryPrimaryRhydaman288 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBro Banw441 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryYsgol Dyffryn Aman1,547 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL39 miRailway stationAmmanford1.1 miBus stationAmmanford Bus Station Stand 6under a mileFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops60 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA18 postcode district.
