Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:49 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:22 am – 4:00 pm
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People9,309 residentsin the Llanfyllin & Llanwyddyn census areaMedian age 51.94,053 households73% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright9% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,408 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 15%, health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 57% go by car, 6% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,207 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksDolanog Fallswaterfall · under a milePen y Berthmountain · under a mileMoel Bentyrchmountain · 2.2 miLlyn Llwydiarthlake · 2.2 miTy-ar-y-Graighill · 1.4 miFfridd Llwydiarthhill · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes103 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 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 202623 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.9 · 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
Broadband42% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband75% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)6.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,377 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation168 m551 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 120 to 289 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVictoria Memorial Hospital11 miGP surgeryCaereinion Medical Practice4.6 miPharmacyBoots10 miDentistDental Surgery4.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL49 miRailway stationWelshpool11 miLight railLlanfair Caereinion Station (W&LLR)4.5 miBus stationWelshpool Bus Station Stand A11 miFerryPorth Penrhyn Ferry LandingBarmouth28 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY21 postcode district.
