Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:56 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:19 am – 4:06 pm
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People10,178 residentsin the Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen census areaMedian age 43.84,562 households68% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright19% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,331 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 15%, public administration and defence 13%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 73% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,770 mm of rain a year, 66 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January40 days of air frost, 5 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 spacesTairgwaith Community Fieldpark · 1.6 miParc yr Orseddpark · 3.3 miY Palais Garnantpark · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes83 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 20183 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202644 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.7 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,893 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation171 m561 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 143 to 269 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalYstradgynlais Community Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryAmman Tawe Partnershipunder a milePharmacyGwilym Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHeol Cae Gurwen Dental Surgery2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 independentPrimaryYGG Cwmllynfell60 pupilsunder a mileIndependentBrynmorgan Villa1.4 miAll-throughYsgol Gymraeg Ystalyfera Bro Dur1,557 pupils3.2 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL35 miRailway stationAmmanford7.4 miBus stationAmmanford Bus Station Stand 67.1 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal14 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA9 postcode district.
