Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:48 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:26 am – 3:59 pm
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People8,521 residentsin the Llanrwst & Betws-y-coed census areaMedian age 49.43,721 households69% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright13% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,108 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 60% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle42% 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 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,596 mm of rain a year, 49 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksMoel yr Iwrchmountain · 1.3 miRhaeadr y Graig Lwydwaterfall · 1.2 miMachno Fallswaterfall · 1.4 miLlyn yr Afanclake · 1.2 miMoel Seisiogmountain · 3.0 miLlyn Elsilake · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBetws y Coed Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 12 haTree Top Lodgesports ground · 1.4 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes71 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 19 Jul 198431 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 Aug 202440 mi away, Irish SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 7.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband63% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband85% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,024 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation222 m728 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 164 to 328 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalColwyn Bay Community Hospital14 miGP surgeryMeddygfa2.2 miPharmacyBoots4.1 miDentistLlanrwst Dental Practice4.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol Capel Garmon18 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryYsgol Dyffryn Conwy649 pupils3.6 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL42 miRailway stationBetws-y-Coed1.5 miFerryBarmouth Ferry Landing28 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL26 postcode district.
