Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:51 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:25 am – 4:02 pm
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People6,128 residentsin the Barmouth & Dolgellau census areaMedian age 51.12,878 households64% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright16% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,704 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 13%, hospitality 13%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 19% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,058 mm of rain a year, 44 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October27 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)
Parks and green spacesPavilion Leisure Centresports ground · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199049 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202640 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · 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
Broadband32% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,644 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation27 m89 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 252 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDolgellau & Barmouth District Hospital8.1 miGP surgeryMinfor Surgery1.2 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy1.5 miDentistWhite Arcade Dental Practice1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol y Traeth185 pupils1.2 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL65 miRailway stationLlanaberunder a mileFerryBarmouth Ferry Landing1.8 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL42 postcode district.
