Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:55 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:22 am – 4:05 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 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,421 mm of rain a year, 48 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 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)
Parks and green spacesParc yr Orseddpark · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes63 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199048 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202634 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.0 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
Elevation148 m486 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 119 to 279 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTregaron Community Hospital7.7 miGP surgeryCeredigion Lhb2.1 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Bridge Street2.1 miDentistMy Dentist2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCarreg Hirfaen164 pupils2.0 miAll-throughYsgol Bro Pedr967 pupils2.2 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL58 miRailway stationLlanwrda13 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA48 postcode district.
