Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:49 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:26 am – 4:00 pm
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People6,081 residentsin the Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd census areaMedian age 46.12,799 households68% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright16% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,724 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, construction 13%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 66% go by car, 4% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher18% 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 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 2°C2,330 mm of rain a year, 90 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January42 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 landmarksMoel-yr-hyddmountain · 1.6 miMoel Farlwydmountain · 1.6 miLlyn Ffridd y Bwlchlake · 1.1 miLlyn Cwmorthinlake · 1.1 miRhaeadr Cymerauwaterfall · 2.0 miCraig Nyth-y-gigfrancliffs · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAntur Stiniogsports ground · under a mile · 38 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes71 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 19 Jul 198423 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 Aug 202448 mi away, Irish SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband66% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,400 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation211 m692 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 146 to 548 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEryri Hospital16 miGP surgeryHealth Services Centreunder a milePharmacyD Powys Davies Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHealth Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryYsgol Maenofferen214 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryYsgol Y Moelwyn355 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYsgol Gynradd Tanygrisiau32 pupils1.1 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL51 miRailway stationBlaenau Ffestiniogunder a mileFerryBarmouth Ferry Landing20 miBus stops42 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL41 postcode district.
