Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:59 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:25 am – 4:10 pm
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People9,628 residentsin the Fishguard census areaMedian age 51.84,445 households69% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright14% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 3,934 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 61% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 18°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,448 mm of rain a year, 50 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December22 days of air frost, 1 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 landmarksMynydd Dinasmountain · 1.1 miPen y Fanmountain · 1.5 miPwllgwaelodbay · under a mileAber Gwynbay · 1.0 miTraeth Brodanbeach · 1.8 miPenrhyn Erw-gochheadland · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLota Parkpark · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201849 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 22 Apr 202445 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 6.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,126 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation84 m276 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 225 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWithybush Hospital Child Health Section14 miGP surgeryNewport Surgery3.1 miPharmacyNewport Pharmacy3.1 miDentistDental Surgery12 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL79 miRailway stationFishguard HarbourGoodwick3.5 miBus stationEisteddfodLlandynan9.4 miFerryFishguard Ferry Terminal3.8 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA42 postcode district.
