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County or areaPowys
Postcode districtLD5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:53 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:21 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,840 residentsin the Builth Wells & Llanwrtyd Wells census areaMedian age 52.13,149 households72% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright9% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,241 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, farming, forestry and fishing 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 53% go by car, 9% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% 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 July: highs 17°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 0°C2,134 mm of rain a year, 65 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December61 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 5°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 7°CMApril: 3 to 10°CAMay: 5 to 13°CMJune: 8 to 16°CJJuly: 10 to 17°CJAugust: 10 to 17°CASeptember: 8 to 15°CSOctober: 5 to 11°CONovember: 3 to 8°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCefn Pen-y-bontmountain · 1.1 miPen y Garnmountain · 1.3 miSgwd y Ffrwdwaterfall · 2.3 miCefn Waun-lwydhill · under a mileIrfon Forestforest · 1.8 miLlyn Cwmannelllake · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes94 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199033 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202620 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.3 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 broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,377 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation256 m840 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 249 to 469 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuilth Wells Hospital11 miGP surgeryMaesycoed11 miPharmacyHow Pharm LTD3.9 miDentistGlan Irfon11 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL55 miRailway stationLlanwrtydLlanwrtyd Wells4.2 miBus stationLlandrindod Wells Interchange 414 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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