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County or areaPowys
Postcode districtHR5
Telephone code01544
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:51 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:19 am – 4:01 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,778 residentsin the Knighton & Presteigne census areaMedian age 54.54,508 households72% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright11% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,475 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 57% go by car, 10% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher19% 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 10°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,201 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December60 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 8 to 18°CJJuly: 10 to 20°CJAugust: 10 to 19°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGobe Bankshill · under a mileForest Woodforest · 1.8 miLittle Mountainmountain · 3.6 miDog Dinglevalley · 1.0 miWaun-hir Poollake · 2.8 miNew Radnor Castlecastle · 3.8 miRabber Dinglevalley · 1.2 miHergest Ridgehill · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes109 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199018 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202616 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.0 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 7.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)5.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,884 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation229 m751 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 213 to 355 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKnighton Hospital11 miGP surgeryKington Medical Practice4.3 miPharmacyKington Pharmacy4.1 miDentistThe Dental Surgery11 miPolice stationWest Mercia Police - Kington Police Station3.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Kington4.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryGladestry C.i.w. School34 pupilsright hereSecondaryLady Hawkins' Schoolages 11-16, 281 pupils3.7 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL56 miRailway stationDolau9.4 miBus stationKnighton Bus Station11 miEV chargingWeneaKington4.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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