Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:47 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:27 am – 3:59 pm
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People6,209 residentsin the Conwy & Afon Roe census areaMedian age 50.72,847 households71% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright12% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,756 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 58% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher16% 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 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,236 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January29 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)
Parks and green spacesMary Hughes Memorial Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mileSurf Snowdoniasports ground · 1.2 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes73 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 19 Jul 198430 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 Aug 202434 mi away, Irish SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 6.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,134 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation63 m207 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 371 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBryn-Y-Neuadd Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryLlys Meddyg5.0 miPharmacyGwynan Edwards5.1 miDentistPenmaenmawr Dental Practice5.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol Dyffryn Yr Enfys107 pupils1.2 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL43 miRailway stationDolgarrog1.9 miBus stationBangor Bus Station Stand A11 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL32 postcode district.
