Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:52 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:16 am – 4:02 pm
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People8,480 residentsin the Abergavenny South & Crucorney census areaMedian age 53.04,003 households73% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright9% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,881 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,091 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksCross Ashhistoric site · 3.0 miBryn Derihill · 2.0 miCastle near Penrhos Churchcastle · 4.7 miYsgyryd Fawrhill · 2.2 miPen-y-lanmountain · 4.9 miCoed Cefn-cawdelwoodland · under a mileCoed Nant-y-b?chwoodland · under a mileGolden Valleyvalley · 2.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLinda Vista Gardenspark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes98 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199041 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202640 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.9 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,349 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation89 m292 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 158 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMaindiff Court Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryHereford Road Surgery4.3 miPharmacyBoots4.5 miDentist44 Cross Street (Dental Surgery)4.5 miPolice stationMonmouth Police Station9.3 miCash machineCashpoint 54-55 Cross StreetAbergavenny4.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS34 miRailway stationAbergavenny4.3 miBus stationAbergavenny Bus Station Stand 44.4 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal20 miEV chargingTiverton Place Car Park, Abergavenny4.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NP7 postcode district.
