Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:46 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:27 am – 3:58 pm
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People6,957 residentsin the Colwyn Bay North census areaMedian age 43.33,141 households52% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright12% social rented, 36% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.8% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,819 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 23%, retail and wholesale 17%, hospitality 9%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 59% go by car, 7% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C871 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December22 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)
Nearby landmarksColwyn Bay Beachbeach · under a mileFfridd y Mynyddmountain · 2.3 miMynydd Marianmountain · 2.5 miColwyn Baybay · 1.1 miFairy Glenglen · 1.2 miCefn-y-Ffynnonhill · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesQueen's Gardenspark · under a mileParc Eiriasplaying field · under a mile · 20 haMin y Don Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 2 haTan-y-coed Gardenspark · 1.2 miCanolfan Hamdden Colwynsports ground · under a mile · 10 haRhos-on-Sea Golf Linksgolf course · 1.8 mi · 39 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes78 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 5.0 on 19 Jul 198438 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 Aug 202426 mi away, Irish SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.5 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 7.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,328 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation33 m108 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 201 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalColwyn Bay Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryThe Dawn Centre9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Dental Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 1 otherIndependentRydal Penrhosunder a milePrimaryYsgol Bod Alaw331 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryEirias High School1,200 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL36 miRailway stationColwyn Bayunder a mileBus stationRhyl Bus Station Stand D10 miBus stops67 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL29 postcode district.
