Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:53 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:23 am – 4:03 pm
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People7,362 residentsin the Borth & Bont-goch census areaMedian age 49.73,247 households76% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright7% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,445 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: education 17%, health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,417 mm of rain a year, 44 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 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)
Nearby landmarksThe Old Goginan Mine Sitehistoric site · 1.4 miPen y Graig-ddumountain · 2.3 miLlyn Pendamlake · 2.0 miMoel Golomenmountain · 3.1 miLlyn Rhosgochlake · 2.3 miPenlan-Oleuhill · 1.3 miRheidol Fallswaterfall · 3.5 miCoed y Darrenwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGogerddanpark · 2.6 miParc Derwyn Evanspark · 4.4 miSource: 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 199039 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202626 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 5.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband60% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,693 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation184 m604 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 92 to 299 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBronglais General Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryMeddygfa Padarn Surgery5.1 miPharmacyNew Heights Pharmacy3.9 miDentist23 Portland Street (Dental Surgery)5.7 miPolice stationDyfed Powys PoliceAberystwyth5.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol Penrhyncoch115 pupils2.0 miSecondaryPenglais School1,120 pupils4.8 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL76 miRailway stationBow Street3.5 miBus stationAberystwyth Bus Station Stand 55.7 miFerryPorth Penrhyn Ferry LandingBarmouth20 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationAberystwyth4.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY23 postcode district.
