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County or areaPowys
Postcode districtNP8
Telephone code01248
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 min8:17 am – 4:03 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 February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,333 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 days of air frost, 10 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 · 1.2 miMyarthhill · under a mileMynydd Llangorsemountain · 3.1 miGalvey Poollake · 2.6 miMynydd Llysiaumountain · 4.4 miBuckland Hillhill · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Commonpark · 2.8 mi · 3 haBullpit Picnic Sitepark · 3.3 mi · 5 haLlangors Commonpark · 4.3 mi · 15 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 202634 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.8 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.7 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
Elevation102 m335 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 89 to 295 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBronllys Hospital8.5 miGP surgeryWar Memorial Health Centre3.8 miPharmacyBoots3.6 miDentistWorcester House Dental Surgery6.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLlangynidr C.p. School101 pupils1.8 miSecondaryCrickhowell High School942 pupils3.4 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL35 miRailway stationEbbw Vale Town7.7 miBus stationBrynmawr Bus Station Stand 46.4 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal25 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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