Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:51 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:25 am – 4:02 pm
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People6,956 residentsin the Tywyn & Llangelynnin census areaMedian age 56.83,480 households70% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright11% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate48% of adults are economically active, 2,787 in work, 39% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, hospitality 10%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,940 mm of rain a year, 53 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October25 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)
Nearby landmarksFairbourne Beachbeach · under a milePen y Garnmountain · 1.6 miBlue Lakelake · under a milePen-y-crugmountain · 2.0 miBarmouth Beachbeach · 1.5 miArthog Waterfallswaterfall · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFairbourne Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 7 haArthog Outdoor Education Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes77 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199047 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202637 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
Broadband34% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,749 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation2 m7 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 213 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDolgellau & Barmouth District Hospital7.8 miGP surgeryMinfor Surgery2.0 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy1.7 miDentistWhite Arcade Dental Practice1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol y Traeth185 pupils1.9 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL67 miRailway stationFairbourneunder a mileFerryPorth Penrhyn Ferry LandingBarmouth1.3 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL38 postcode district.
