Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 0 min4:45 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:26 am – 3:57 pm
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People8,172 residentsin the Kinmel Bay & Towyn census areaMedian age 50.73,612 households73% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright7% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.9% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 3,162 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 20%, construction 9%Getting to work: 15% work from home, 74% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher28% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C764 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December19 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 spacesTir Prince Leisure Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haCoronation Gardenspark · 2.1 mi · 4 haKinmel Parkgolf course · 1.5 mi · 9 haPentre Mawr Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 16 haGerddi Heulwenplaying field · 1.7 miSC2sports ground · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes87 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 198446 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202547 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.9 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,690 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation3 m10 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 7 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGlan Clwd Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryKinmel Bay Medical Centre7 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyBoots7 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistDental Department1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 1 all-through, 1 special, 1 otherPrimaryYsgol Maes Owen204 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYsgol Y Foryd193 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughChrist the Word870 pupils2.0 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL28 miRailway stationRhyl1.9 miBus stationRhyl Bus Station Stand A1.9 miFerryBirkenhead Ferry TerminalWoodside22 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL18 postcode district.
