Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:50 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:24 am – 4:01 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 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C2,421 mm of rain a year, 70 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksMoel Cae'r-defaidmountain · 1.7 miMoel Cors-y-garneddmountain · 1.9 miLlyn Pwll y Gelelake · 2.3 miLlyn Bachlake · 2.6 miCraig y Bengloghill · 1.6 miCoed y Breninwoodland · under a mileCoed y Rhos-lwydwoodland · under a mileBryn Mawrhill · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes79 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199039 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 1.5 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.4 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
Elevation124 m407 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 111 to 319 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDolgellau & Barmouth District Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryThe Surgery5.3 miPharmacyBoots5.2 miDentistDolgellau & Barmouth Community Hospital5.2 miPolice stationDolgellau Police Station5.3 miCash machineEurospar (BMSP)4.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 independentIndependentAran Hall Schoolright hereSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL54 miRailway stationMorfa Mawddach12 miFerryPorth Penrhyn Ferry LandingBarmouth12 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL40 postcode district.
