Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 1 min4:49 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 30 min8:31 am – 4:00 pm
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People8,404 residentsin the Amlwch & Llannerch-y-medd census areaMedian age 50.73,789 households68% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright16% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.2% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 3,431 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 70% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 18°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 4°C1,066 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November14 days of air frost, 1 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 landmarksMynydd y Garnmountain · under a mileLlyn Llygeirianlake · 1.6 miLlyn Garreg-lwydlake · 1.7 miPorth Swtan Beachbeach · 1.7 miPorth Tywodogbay · 1.3 miPorth yr Ysgraffbay · 1.6 miYnys y Fydlynisland · 2.0 miTrwyn Cemlynheadland · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes62 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 19 Jul 198427 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 Aug 202450 mi away, Irish SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband56% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,224 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 167 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL69 miRailway stationHolyhead7.1 miBus stationMoelfre Bus Station12 miFerryHolyhead Ferry Terminal7.0 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingGridserveHolyhead7.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL65 postcode district.
