Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:48 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:22 am – 3:59 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 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C949 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 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)
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 2.5 miButtington Wharfpark · 3.9 miBorfa Greenpark · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes110 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199021 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202626 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.5 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.5 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
Elevation147 m482 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 85 to 225 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVictoria Memorial Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryWelshpool Medical Centre4.3 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy4.4 miDentistCommunity Dental Clinic4.3 miPolice stationWelshpool Police Station4.6 miCash machineVyrnwayside Garage3.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryGuilsfield C.p. School145 pupils1.9 miSecondaryWelshpool High School816 pupils4.1 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL44 miRailway stationWelshpool4.6 miLight railWelshpool Raven Square Station (W&LLR)4.4 miBus stationWelshpool Bus Station Stand A4.4 miEV chargingShell RechargeWelshpool4.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY22 postcode district.
