Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 57 min4:50 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:28 am – 4:02 pm
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People7,576 residentsin the Pen-y-groes, Tal-y-sarn & Dyffryn Nantlle census areaMedian age 46.53,286 households72% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright16% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,413 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 12%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 68% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 18°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,656 mm of rain a year, 50 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November14 days of air frost, 3 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 spacesGlynllifon Country Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 25 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes64 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 19 Jul 19847 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Jul 202428 mi away, Irish SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,743 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 143 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBrynseiont Hospital7.2 miGP surgeryCorwen House2.8 miPharmacyFferyllfa Penygroes Pharmacy3.0 miDentistVictoria Road (Dental Surgery)3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol Brynaerau57 pupils1.1 miSecondaryYsgol Dyffryn Nantlle397 pupils3.1 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL65 miRailway stationPenychainPwllheli9.2 miBus stationCaernarfon Bus Station Stand A7.9 miFerryAberdaron Ferry Landing22 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL54 postcode district.
