Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 58 min4:49 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 33 min8:27 am – 4:00 pm
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People8,209 residentsin the Bethesda census areaMedian age 43.23,560 households68% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright15% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.6% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,980 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, education 17%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 66% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 5°C, lows 1°C2,725 mm of rain a year, 93 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksTryfanmountain · 1.1 miGlyder Fachmountain · 1.5 miLlyn Idwallake · under a mileLlyn Ogwenlake · under a milePistyll Gwynwaterfall · 2.3 miRhaeadr Ogwenwater · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOgwen Cottagesports ground · under a mileParc Gweledig Padarnpark · 4.1 mi · 217 haLlys Dafyddpark · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes68 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 19 Jul 198422 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 Aug 202443 mi away, Irish SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 7.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,870 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation295 m968 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 202 to 876 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalYsbyty Gwynedd Hospital (Yg NHS Trust)8.2 miGP surgeryCanolfan Feddygol Yr Hen4.4 miPharmacyBoots4.4 miDentistBethesda Dental Clinic4.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL51 miRailway stationRoman BridgeDolwyddelan6.9 miBus stationBangor Bus Station Stand A8.4 miFerryBarmouth Ferry Landing28 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL57 postcode district.
