Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:58 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:20 am – 4:08 pm
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People7,435 residentsin the Llanelli West census areaMedian age 46.23,309 households73% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright10% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,359 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 15%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 68% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 97%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,224 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 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)
Parks and green spacesMillennium Coastal Parkpark · under a mile · 96 haParc Arfordirol y Mileniwmpark · 1.6 mi · 8 haParc Howardpark · 1.8 mi · 12 haMemorial Parkplaying field · 1.5 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes66 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 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 202441 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.9 · 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
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,608 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 143 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrince Philip Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryFairfield Surgery5 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacyHarlow & Knowles Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 miles1.7 miDentistDental Surgery1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 2 otherPrimaryPwll73 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryYsgol Gyfun Y Strade1,253 pupils1.0 miPrimaryFfwrnes468 pupils1.2 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL42 miRailway stationPembrey & Burry Port1.8 miBus stationLlanelli Bus Station Stand 12.1 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA15 postcode district.
