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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People10,349 residentsin the Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf census areaMedian age 49.34,633 households70% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright18% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 4,422 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 12%, public administration and defence 12%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 70% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,870 mm of rain a year, 68 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 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 · 1.8 mi · 14 haParc yr Orseddpark · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes86 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 20186 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202642 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.7 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband27% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,022 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation130 m427 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 115 to 363 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalYstradgynlais Community Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryKaleidoscope The Manse2.8 miPharmacyDyffryn Pharmacy2.4 miDentistM J Taylor Dental Surgery2.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol Y Cribarth116 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryYsgol Maesydderwen513 pupils3.5 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL32 miRailway stationNeath11 miBus stationNeath Bus Station 111 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal16 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA9 postcode district.
