Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:55 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:23 am – 4:06 pm
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People7,674 residentsin the Lampeter & Llanfihangel Ystrad census areaMedian age 49.83,338 households71% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright10% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,261 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 60% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 96%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,349 mm of rain a year, 46 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December54 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)
Nearby landmarksPen Moel Dihewydmountain · 3.0 miAllt Moeddynvalley · under a milePant-y-ffynnonhill · 1.3 miRhos Ymrysonhill · 1.5 miMoel Rhydeinonmountain · 4.2 miCwm Tri-beddauvalley · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes44 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201830 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202640 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband82% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)4.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,701 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation244 m801 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 185 to 284 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAberaeron Hospital7.8 miGP surgeryDermatology Clinic5.0 miPharmacyWell4.6 miDentistMy Dentist6.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL63 miRailway stationLlanwrda19 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA40 postcode district.
