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County or areaPowys
Postcode districtLD2
Telephone code01982
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:52 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:20 am – 4:03 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 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,084 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December52 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPlum Tree Poollake · under a milePencerrig Lakelake · 1.1 miRhos Ferig Fawrhill · under a mileTower Hillhill · 2.0 miWern Woodwoodland · under a mileCoed Pen-graigwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBuilth Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 34 haThomas Lant Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.3 mi · 11 haBuilth Wellssports ground · 1.4 mi · 3 haVillage Greenpark · 3.2 miRock Parkpark · 4.9 mi · 11 haThe Commonpark · 4.8 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes105 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199025 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202614 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.8 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.8 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
Elevation153 m502 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 126 to 243 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuilth Wells Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryMaesycoed1.5 miPharmacyBoots1.7 miDentistGlan Irfon1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryYsgol Calon Cymru948 pupils1.5 miPrimaryLlanelwedd Church In Wales Primary School94 pupils1.6 miPrimaryBuilth Wells C.p. School238 pupils1.7 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL54 miRailway stationBuilth Roadunder a mileBus stationLlandrindod Wells Interchange 45.4 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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