Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:46 am – 9:46 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°C961 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December27 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 landmarksMynydd Llanelianmountain · 1.6 miMynydd Marianmountain · 1.6 miFairy Glenglen · 1.0 miCefn-y-Ffynnonhill · under a mileColwyn Bay Beachbeach · 2.2 miColwyn Baybay · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWynn Gardenspark · 1.2 miMin y Don Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 2 haTan-y-coed Gardenspark · 1.3 miOld Colwyn Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 16 haParc Eiriasplaying field · 1.2 mi · 20 haCanolfan Hamdden Colwynsports ground · 1.3 mi · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes79 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 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 202427 mi away, Irish SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.2 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.3 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
Elevation154 m505 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 41 to 259 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalColwyn Bay Community Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryCadwgan Surgery4 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyBoots5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistDental Department1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools7 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 1 otherSecondaryYsgol Bryn Elian981 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYsgol T. Gwynn Jones187 pupils1.0 miPrimaryYsgol y Plas74 pupils1.1 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL36 miRailway stationColwyn Bay1.8 miBus stationRhyl Bus Station Stand D9.5 miFerryBirkenhead Ferry TerminalWoodside30 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL29 postcode district.
