Local servicesHospitalTregaron Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryTregaron Surgeryright herePharmacyHuw Evans (Chemists) LTDright hereDentistMarket Place (Dental Surgery)9.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 all-throughAll-throughYsgol Henry Richard387 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL62 miRailway stationCynghordy14 miBus stationAberystwyth Bus Station Stand 615 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY25 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY25 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:54 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:22 am – 4:05 pm
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People11,486 residentsin the Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron census areaMedian age 51.34,996 households78% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright5% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 5,262 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, education 15%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,359 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 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)
Earthquakes66 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199041 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202627 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.6 · 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
Broadband58% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband82% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)4.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,513 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation162 m531 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 155 to 281 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
