Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:50 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:23 am – 4:01 pm
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People6,491 residentsin the Llanidloes, Blaen Hafren & Llandinam census areaMedian age 52.53,007 households70% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright11% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,086 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 58% go by car, 9% walk or cycle43% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,601 mm of rain a year, 56 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 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 landmarksMoel Caetwpamountain · under a mileMynydd Esgairmountain · 2.0 miNewydd Fynyddoghill · under a mileCwm Pant-glasvalley · 1.0 miLletgwmvalley · 1.1 miCoed y Capelwoodland · under a mileCoed Cwm-byrwoodland · under a mileBont Dolgadfanbridge · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes97 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199027 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 1.6 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.3 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 broadband84% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)4.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,270 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation137 m449 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 110 to 417 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBroddyfi Community Hospital10 miGP surgeryGlantwymyn Health Centre10 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy11 miDentistDenticare LTD10 miPolice stationMachynlleth Police Station11 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol Llanbrynmair35 pupils1.3 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL60 miRailway stationCaersws9.3 miBus stationNewtown Bus Station Stand 413 miFerryPorth Penrhyn Ferry LandingBarmouth20 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY18 postcode district.
