Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:57 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:20 am – 4:07 pm
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People8,653 residentsin the Llandybie & Saron census areaMedian age 48.03,673 households72% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright16% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 3,554 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 15%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 74% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle45% 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 higher20% 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°C1,596 mm of rain a year, 54 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December36 days of air frost, 8 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 spacesParc y Fferwspark · under a mileLlyn Llech Owainpark · 2.3 mi · 82 haAmmanford Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 3 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes74 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 20189 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202649 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.4 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband57% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,907 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation93 m305 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 49 to 127 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAmman Valley Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryMeddygfa Penygroes3 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyTycroes Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistAmman Dental1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools8 primary, 1 secondary, 1 nurseryPrimarySaron220 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBlaenau39 pupils1.0 miSecondaryYsgol Dyffryn Aman1,547 pupils1.8 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL40 miRailway stationAmmanford1.4 miBus stationAmmanford Bus Station Stand 11.7 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops54 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA18 postcode district.
