Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:55 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:19 am – 4:06 pm
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People5,127 residentsin the Dulais Valley census areaMedian age 46.12,247 households69% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright19% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,082 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, construction 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 75% 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 higher25% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,866 mm of rain a year, 66 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 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 spacesCraig-y-Nos Country Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 14 haParc yr Orseddpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes87 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 20187 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202643 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.7 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 8.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband35% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,360 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation250 m820 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 219 to 302 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalYstradgynlais Community Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryVale Of Neath Practice2.9 miPharmacyDyffryn Pharmacyright hereDentistDental Lounge2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryMaesmarchog Community Primary School83 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryYsgol Maesydderwen513 pupils4.3 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL30 miRailway stationTreherbert9.3 miBus stationHeol NantCwmdare9.2 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal16 miBus stops29 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA10 postcode district.
