Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:50 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:26 am – 4:01 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 July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,388 mm of rain a year, 42 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December26 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 landmarksMoel y Geifrmountain · 1.5 miPen-y-brynmountain · 2.0 miLlyn Tecwyn Isaflake · 1.1 miYnys Gifftanisland · 1.0 miClogwyn Gwyncliffs · under a mileLlyn Caerwychlake · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Parkpark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes71 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 19 Jul 198419 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202648 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · 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
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 1 to 181 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDolgellau & Barmouth District Hospital14 miGP surgeryBronmeirion1.7 miPharmacyCambria Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.7 miDentistPenwood Dental Care1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryYsgol Talsarnau26 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYsgol Cefn Coch157 pupils1.8 miSecondaryYsgol Eifionydd373 pupils3.4 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL59 miRailway stationTalsarnauunder a mileBus stationPwllheli Bus Station Stand B15 miFerryBarmouth Ferry Landing13 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL47 postcode district.
