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Local servicesHospitalBreconshire War Memorial Hospital7.3 miGP surgeryWar Memorial Health Centre5.1 miPharmacyBoots5.0 miDentistWorcester House Dental Surgery6.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLlangynidr C.p. School101 pupils1.7 miSecondaryCrickhowell High School942 pupils4.7 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL34 miRailway stationEbbw Vale Town8.1 miBus stationBrynmawr Bus Station Stand17.1 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal25 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LD3 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LD3 postcode district.

County or areaPowys
Postcode districtLD3
Telephone code01874
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:53 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:18 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,942 residentsin the Crickhowell, Llangynidr & Llangorse census areaMedian age 54.53,077 households75% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,074 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 9%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 53% go by car, 7% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C1,281 mm of rain a year, 47 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January51 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPwll yr Hesgwaterfall · 1.3 miMynydd Llangorsemountain · 2.9 miBuckland Hillhill · under a mileLlyn Syfaddanlake · 2.8 miPwll Cil-wichwater · 1.2 miCwm Nantyfelinvalley · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLlangors Commonpark · 3.4 mi · 15 haThe Commonpark · 4.1 mi · 3 haBullpit Picnic Sitepark · 4.7 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes104 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199039 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202633 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.8 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,357 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation231 m758 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 121 to 363 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50






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