Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:58 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:21 am – 4:08 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,670 residentsin the Llanddarog, Llangyndeyrn & Ferryside census areaMedian age 51.13,732 households80% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright9% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,874 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 14%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 67% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher19% 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°C1,345 mm of rain a year, 43 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 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 spacesCoed Ffos Laspark · 1.2 mi · 31 haGlyn Abbey Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 77 haCarway Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haParc Elin Mairpark · 2.0 mi · 2 haPenymynyddpark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes63 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201817 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 22 Apr 202437 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.5 · 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
Broadband55% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,096 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 128 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrince Philip Hospital5.6 miGP surgeryMeddygfa'r Sarnright herePharmacyHarlow & Knowles Pharmacyright hereDentistDental Surgery4.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryPontiets24 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPonthenri64 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryYsgol Gyfun Y Strade1,253 pupils4.9 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL45 miRailway stationKidwelly4.3 miBus stationLlanelli Bus Station Stand 75.6 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal16 miBus stops31 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA15 postcode district.
