Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:50 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:25 am – 4:01 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 July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C2,093 mm of rain a year, 66 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 days of air frost, 6 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)
Earthquakes78 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199044 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202638 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.3 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
Elevation181 m594 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 272 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDolgellau & Barmouth District Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryThe Surgery5.1 miPharmacyBoots5.0 miDentistCounty Hall4.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL56 miRailway stationTalybontTal-y-Bont9.3 miFerryBarmouth Ferry Landing9.7 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL41 postcode district.
