Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:57 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:24 am – 4:07 pm
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People7,446 residentsin the Beulah, Troed-yr-aur & Llandysul census areaMedian age 54.43,384 households76% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 3,151 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 61% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle36% 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 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,240 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November33 days of air frost, 4 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)
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201836 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 22 Apr 202426 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.7 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband44% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband84% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,712 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation149 m489 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 79 to 164 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAberaeron Hospital14 miGP surgeryMeddygfa Emlyn4.1 miPharmacyPenrhyn Pharmacy3.5 miDentistFeidrfair Dental Surgery7.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL69 miRailway stationCarmarthen19 miBus stationEisteddfodLlandynan9.7 miFerryFishguard Ferry Terminal23 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA38 postcode district.
