Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:46 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:26 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 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,034 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 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 y Gyrtmountain · 1.4 miMoel Fodiarmountain · 1.4 miLlyn Dulake · 1.2 miLlyn Bronllwmlake · 1.6 miDyffryn Aledvalley · under a mileMostyn Dinglevalley · under a milePengwernhill · 1.0 miDolwen Reservoirreservoir · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
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 198441 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202548 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.8 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.1 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
Elevation133 m436 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 121 to 330 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAbergele Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryBronyffynnon Surgery5.9 miPharmacyBodelwyddan Pharmacy5.7 miDentistCastlewood Dental Care5.8 miPolice stationNorth Wales Police and Community Trust - PACTSt Asaph5.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol Bro Aled, Llansannan64 pupils1.8 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL31 miRailway stationAbergele & Pensarn7.0 miBus stationRhyl Bus Station Stand A9.2 miFerryBirkenhead Ferry TerminalWoodside27 miBus stops1 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationSaint Asaph6.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL16 postcode district.
