Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:57 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:21 am – 4:08 pm
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People10,109 residentsin the Glyn & Pontyberem census areaMedian age 45.44,306 households77% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright13% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,670 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 12%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 71% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% 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 February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,547 mm of rain a year, 51 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 6 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 Llangyndeyrnmountain · 2.0 miMynydd Sylenmountain · 2.0 miCwm Beremvalley · under a mileYnys Isafisland · 2.8 miCoed Marchogllwynwoodland · under a mileMyrtle Hillhill · 2.6 miAllt Ysgrechwoodland · 1.4 miLlyn Llech Owenlake · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMynydd Mawr Woodland Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 108 haCoed Ffos Laspark · 3.5 mi · 31 haParc Elin Mairpark · 3.3 mi · 2 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 202435 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.7 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,703 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation59 m194 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 159 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrince Philip Hospital6.1 miGP surgeryCoalbrook Surgeryright herePharmacyWellunder a mileDentistLlannon Road (Dental Surgery)2.5 miPolice stationDyfed Powys Police Cross Hands Police StationLlanelli3.8 miCash machineESSO Cross Hands (Rontec), Cross Hands3.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryYsgol Gynradd Pontyberem227 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBancffosfelen54 pupils1.3 miSecondaryYsgol Maes Y Gwendraeth1,084 pupils3.8 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL44 miRailway stationPontarddulaisGlanffrwd6.7 miBus stationLlanelli Bus Station Stand 76.6 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops28 within a mileEV chargingGridservePontyates4.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA15 postcode district.
