Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:54 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:17 am – 4:05 pm
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People8,293 residentsin the Pentre-bach & Mountain Hare census areaMedian age 41.73,653 households73% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright11% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,987 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 13%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 69% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,840 mm of rain a year, 55 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December43 days of air frost, 6 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)
Parks and green spacesCyfarthfa Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 57 haBike Park Walessports ground · under a mileParc Cwm Darranpark · 3.4 mi · 80 haDowlais Pant and Penywern Community Nature Gardenpark · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes103 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201820 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202645 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.1 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,850 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation160 m525 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 135 to 451 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrince Charles Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryBrookside Medical Centre7 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyWell6 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistUnited Dental LTD1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryAbercanaid Community168 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTroedyrhiw Commmunity Primary School201 pupils1.1 miSecondaryAfon Taf High School798 pupils1.3 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL23 miRailway stationPentre-BachPentrebachunder a mileBus stationMerthyr Bus Station 14Merthyr Tydfil1.5 miFerryCardiff Castle Waterbus Stop18 miBus stops39 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF48 postcode district.
