Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:49 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:28 am – 4:00 pm
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People8,377 residentsin the Bangor South census areaMedian age 36.03,389 households54% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright29% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,687 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: health and social work 24%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 13%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 62% go by car, 4% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 93%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,070 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November19 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)
Nearby landmarksYr Hen Draeth Ymdrochibeach · under a milePen-y-Graigmountain · 2.1 miYnys Tysilioisland · under a mileYnys Gored Gochisland · 1.0 miLlyn Glan-rhydlake · 2.3 miCegin Poollake · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGardd Lysieuegpark · under a mile · 3 haGlan Faenolpark · 1.5 mi · 127 haSt Deiniol Golf Clubgolf course · 1.7 mi · 44 haTreborth Fieldssports ground · under a mile · 13 haGardd-yr-esgobpark · 1.7 miKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes67 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 19 Jul 198420 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 Aug 202443 mi away, Irish SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.0 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,661 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 96 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalYsbyty Gwynedd Hospital (Yg NHS Trust)under a mileGP surgeryNorth Wales GP Ooh Service3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistMobile Dental Unitunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools5 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryYsgol Gymraeg y Garnedd394 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYsgol Y Faenol225 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryYsgol Friars1,383 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL55 miRailway stationBangor (Gwynedd)1.2 miBus stationMenai Bridge Bus Station1.0 miFerryHolyhead Ferry Terminal21 miBus stops61 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL57 postcode district.
