Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:53 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:23 am – 4:04 pm
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People11,486 residentsin the Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron census areaMedian age 51.34,996 households78% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright5% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 5,262 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, education 15%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher15% 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 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,153 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 days of air frost, 5 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 Derwyn Evanspark · 1.5 miPenparcau Playing Fieldpark · 2.5 miGogerddanpark · 2.7 miAberystwyth Cricket Club Clwb Criced Aberystwythplaying field · 1.9 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes81 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 5 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199041 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202628 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 5.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband58% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband82% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)4.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,513 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation152 m499 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 175 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBronglais General Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryYstwyth Medical Group2.6 miPharmacyMorrisons Pharmacy2.6 miDentist23 Portland Street (Dental Surgery)3.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol Penllwyn42 pupils1.4 miSecondaryPenglais School1,120 pupils2.5 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL75 miRailway stationBow Street3.2 miBus stationAberystwyth Bus Station Stand 53.2 miFerryPorth Penrhyn Ferry LandingBarmouth22 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY23 postcode district.
