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County or areaGwynedd
Postcode districtLL23
Telephone code01678
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:48 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:24 am – 3:59 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,679 residentsin the Bala & Mawddwy census areaMedian age 48.72,551 households66% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright15% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,792 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 54% go by car, 13% walk or cycle45% 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 higher18% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,534 mm of rain a year, 43 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December57 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 16°CJJuly: 10 to 18°CJAugust: 10 to 17°CASeptember: 8 to 15°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCastell Harlechhistoric site · under a mileBala Lakelake · 1.8 miMoel Emoelmountain · 2.8 miLlyn y Fawnoglake · 2.0 miMoel Cryniarthmountain · 3.3 miCeunant Morganvalley · 1.4 miGarth Gochhill · 1.8 miBryniau Goleuhill · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCanolfan Hamdden Penllynsports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes83 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199041 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202639 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.8 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 6.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,921 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation165 m541 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 159 to 296 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDolgellau & Barmouth District Hospital17 miGP surgeryMeddygfaunder a milePharmacyRowlands Pharmacyunder a mileCash machineBR Spar Balaunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 all-throughAll-throughYSGOL Godre'r Berwyn571 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL43 miRailway stationBetws-y-Coed15 miFerryBarmouth Ferry Landing23 miBus stops13 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseBala3.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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