Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:51 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:26 am – 4:02 pm
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People5,551 residentsin the Harlech & Llanbedr census areaMedian age 54.72,672 households75% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,314 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, hospitality 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 64% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,398 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December21 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksMill Streamriver · under a mileLlandanwg Beachbeach · 1.6 miHafod-y-llynlake · 1.8 miMoel y Gerddimountain · 3.7 miHarlech Cliffcliffs · 1.8 miLower Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes73 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 19 Jul 198421 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202645 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.2 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 broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,396 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 135 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDolgellau & Barmouth District Hospital11 miGP surgeryMinfor Surgery6.7 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy2.7 miDentistWhite Arcade Dental Practice6.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol Gynradd Llanbedr43 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryYsgol Ardudwy331 pupils3.0 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL63 miRailway stationLlanbedrunder a mileBus stationPwllheli Bus Station Stand B14 miFerryBarmouth Ferry Landing7.3 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL45 postcode district.
