Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:57 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:24 am – 4:08 pm
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People8,222 residentsin the Cilgerran & Crymych census areaMedian age 51.53,637 households78% of homes owner-occupied56% owned outright7% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,782 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, farming, forestry and fishing 13%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 60% go by car, 5% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,163 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November34 days of air frost, 7 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)
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201836 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 22 Apr 202431 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.7 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 6.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband42% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,033 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation16 m52 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 6 to 113 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGlangwili Hospital Child Health Section17 miGP surgeryMeddygfa Emlyn3.8 miPharmacyBoots3.8 miDentistFeidrfair Dental Surgery5.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol Gymunedol Cenarth89 pupils1.3 miSecondaryYsgol Gyfun Emlyn502 pupils3.7 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL68 miRailway stationWhitland16 miBus stationEisteddfodLlandynan5.7 miFerryFishguard Ferry Terminal19 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA37 postcode district.
