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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°C1,115 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 8 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLlyn Alarchlake · under a milePencerrig Lakelake · 1.9 miGarthhill · under a mileCricketfield Woodwoodland · under a mileRhos Ferig Fawrhill · 2.0 miDaffodil Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBuilth Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 34 haThomas Lant Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 11 haBuilth Wellssports ground · under a mile · 3 haVillage Greenpark · 4.8 miSource: 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 202615 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.2 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.6 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
Elevation127 m417 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 120 to 220 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuilth Wells Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryMaesycoedunder a milePharmacyBootsright hereDentistGlan Irfonunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryYsgol Calon Cymru948 pupilsright herePrimaryBuilth Wells C.p. School238 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLlanelwedd Church In Wales Primary School94 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL52 miRailway stationBuilth Road1.6 miBus stationLlandrindod Wells Interchange 46.5 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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