Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:56 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:24 am – 4:07 pm
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People6,330 residentsin the New Quay & Penbryn census areaMedian age 55.02,855 households80% of homes owner-occupied58% owned outright6% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,720 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 55% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% 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 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,263 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November21 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksTraeth Penbrynbeach · under a mileTraeth Bachbeach · 1.0 miPen-rhipheadland · 1.6 miAberporth Baybay · 2.3 miPen Moel-ciliaumountain · 3.8 miYnys Lochtynisland · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
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 201838 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 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband51% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband86% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,412 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation52 m171 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 181 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAberaeron Hospital12 miGP surgeryMeddygfa Emlyn6.8 miPharmacyPenrhyn Pharmacy2.2 miDentistFeidrfair Dental Surgery8.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL71 miRailway stationCarmarthen21 miBus stationEisteddfodLlandynan11 miFerryFishguard Ferry Terminal23 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA44 postcode district.
