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County or areaPowys
Postcode districtLD2
Telephone codeNot listed
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 –
People7,212 residentsin the Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan Valley census areaMedian age 54.33,310 households72% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright10% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,134 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, farming, forestry and fishing 13%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 8% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% 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 · under a mileBuilth Castlecastle · 2.0 miLlywelyn Monumenthistoric site · 2.4 miRhos Ferig Fawrhill · 1.2 miCoed Pen-graigwoodland · under a mileTyncoed Lower Woodwoodland · under a mileTower Hillhill · 2.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBuilth Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 34 haThomas Lant Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.5 mi · 11 haBuilth Wellssports ground · 1.6 mi · 3 haVillage Greenpark · 3.0 miRock Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 11 haThe Commonpark · 4.5 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 199024 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
Broadband44% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,602 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation152 m499 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 130 to 238 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuilth Wells Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryMaesycoed1.8 miPharmacyBoots1.9 miDentistGlan Irfon1.6 miPolice stationBuilth Wells Police Station1.8 miCash machineMFG - Builth Wells, Llanelwedd1.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryLlanelwedd Church In Wales Primary School94 pupils1.7 miSecondaryYsgol Calon Cymru948 pupils1.7 miPrimaryBuilth Wells C.p. School238 pupils2.0 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL54 miRailway stationBuilth Roadunder a mileBus stationLlandrindod Wells Interchange 45.0 miBus stops9 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseLlandrindod Wells4.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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