Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:52 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:25 am – 4:03 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 August: highs 19°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,468 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October20 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 landmarksCwm Cynfalvalley · under a mileMynydd y Llynmountain · 3.3 miTywyn Beachbeach · 2.4 miMynydd Tan-y-coedmountain · 3.8 miCorlan Fraithhill · 1.5 miLlyn Barfoglake · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBryncrugplaying field · under a mileCanolfan Hamdden Bro Dysynnisports ground · 1.9 miPicnic Islandpark · 3.6 miAbergynolwyn Stationpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes81 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199044 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202634 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.1 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
Elevation56 m184 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 267 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTywyn & District War Memorial Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryTywyn Health1.7 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy1.8 miDentistLlys Einion Dental Surgery8.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL71 miRailway stationTywyn2.1 miBus stationAberystwyth Bus Station Stand 713 miFerryPorth Penrhyn Ferry LandingBarmouth8.2 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL36 postcode district.
