Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:51 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:19 am – 4:02 pm
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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 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,083 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December56 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)
Nearby landmarksLlanwefr Poollake · 2.1 miLlansaintfraed in Elvelhill · under a mileGilwern Hillhill · 1.3 miBeilibedw Mawn Poollake · 2.9 miWater-break-its-neckwaterfall · 4.5 miCwm Crawnllwynvalley · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHundred House Commonpark · 1.2 mi · 10 haThe Commonpark · 4.0 mi · 8 haRock Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 11 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes104 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199020 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202612 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.0 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.5 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
Elevation226 m741 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 212 to 349 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLlandrindod Wells Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryLlandrindod Wells Medical Practice4.2 miPharmacyLakeside Pharmacy4.2 miDentistLlandrindod Wells War Memorial Hospital4.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryFranksbridge C.p. School37 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL56 miRailway stationLlandrindodLlandrindod Wells4.5 miBus stationLlandrindod Wells Interchange 44.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LD1 postcode district.
