Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:57 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:25 am – 4:08 pm
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People8,672 residentsin the Cardigan & Aber-porth census areaMedian age 51.24,177 households64% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright18% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 3,382 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 13%, construction 10%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% 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 August: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,082 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November15 days of air frost, 2 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 spacesCardigan Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 49 haAlexandra Gardenspark · 2.3 miVictoria Gardenspark · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201844 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 22 Apr 202434 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband23% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,668 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 129 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAberaeron Hospital20 miGP surgeryCardigan Health Centre2.1 miPharmacyCaerleon Pharmacy2.4 miDentistDental Surgery2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL76 miRailway stationFishguard HarbourGoodwick15 miBus stationEisteddfodLlandynan4.7 miFerryFishguard Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA43 postcode district.
