Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:48 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:22 am – 4:00 pm
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People6,261 residentsin the Four Crosses & Guilsfield census areaMedian age 50.82,734 households78% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright6% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,113 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 67% go by car, 4% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C910 mm of rain a year, 24 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksPen-y-foelmountain · under a mileMoel y Santmountain · 3.3 miBlack Poollake · 2.3 miMaesmawr Poollake · 2.6 miThe Forestforest · 2.2 miCefn Crinhill · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWelshpool Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 121 haBorfa Greenpark · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes85 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199017 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 2.6 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,885 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation185 m607 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 132 to 314 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVictoria Memorial Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryCaereinion Medical Practice3.7 miPharmacyBoots3.9 miDentistDental Surgery3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 independentIndependentAmberleigh Residential Therapeutic School2.0 miAll-throughYsgol Bro Caereinion494 pupils3.8 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL51 miRailway stationWelshpool4.2 miLight railCastle Caereinion Station (W&LLR)under a mileBus stationWelshpool Bus Station Stand A4.0 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY21 postcode district.
