Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:50 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:27 am – 4:01 pm
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People6,660 residentsin the Porthmadog census areaMedian age 51.93,063 households70% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright15% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,851 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, hospitality 13%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,965 mm of rain a year, 77 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December27 days of air frost, 7 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 spacesThe Parkpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes69 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 19 Jul 198417 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Jul 202430 mi away, Irish SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.2 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,781 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation38 m125 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 216 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalEryri Hospital12 miGP surgeryBronmeirion4.3 miPharmacyCambria Pharmacy4.3 miDentistEdge And Jones Dental Surgeons4.3 miPolice stationCaernarfon Police Station13 miCash machineBR Spar Penrhyndeudreath (Lock swap)4.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol Beddgelert31 pupils1.8 miSecondaryYsgol Eifionydd373 pupils4.6 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL56 miRailway stationTan-y-Bwlch Ffestiniog3.9 miBus stationCaernarfon Bus Station Stand C13 miFerryBarmouth Ferry Landing19 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationPorthmadog3.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL55 postcode district.
