Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:50 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 31 min8:30 am – 4:02 pm
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People7,399 residentsin the Llain-goch & Valley census areaMedian age 52.33,321 households78% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright10% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 3,077 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 67% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle51% 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 higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 19°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 3°C889 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November13 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksPorth Saintbay · under a milePorth Gwalchbay · under a mileYnys Trawsisland · under a mileTraeth Llydanbeach · 1.6 miThe Pointheadland · under a mileYnys Defaidheadland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTyn-y-felinsports ground · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes62 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 19 Jul 198418 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Jul 202422 mi away, Irish SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 6.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,170 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation49 m161 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 61 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCefni Hospital12 miGP surgeryValley Medical Centre2.7 miPharmacyValley Pharmacy2.8 miDentistYsbyty Penrhos Stanley3.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol Santes Gwenfaen106 pupils1.0 miSecondaryYsgol Uwchradd Caergybi818 pupils4.5 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL73 miRailway stationValley2.6 miFerryHolyhead Ferry Terminal4.3 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL65 postcode district.
