Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:46 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:27 am – 3:58 pm
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People6,596 residentsin the Betws-yn-Rhos, Llangernyw & Llansannan census areaMedian age 51.02,788 households71% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright9% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,341 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 16%, health and social work 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 60% go by car, 4% walk or cycle29% 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 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C903 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October28 days of air frost, 4 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 spacesGlan-y-Fedwgolf course · under a mile · 21 haPentre Mawr Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 16 haParc Gelepark · 3.4 miWynn Gardenspark · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes82 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 5.0 on 19 Jul 198440 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 Aug 202427 mi away, Irish SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.0 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband38% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband65% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)5.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,877 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation103 m338 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 54 to 265 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAbergele Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryGwrych Medical Centre3.3 miPharmacyBoots3.3 miDentistMarket Street (Dental Surgery)3.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol Betws yn Rhos74 pupilsright hereSecondaryYsgol Emrys ap Iwan946 pupils3.7 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL33 miRailway stationAbergele & Pensarn4.0 miBus stationRhyl Bus Station Stand A7.9 miFerryBirkenhead Ferry TerminalWoodside28 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL22 postcode district.
