Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:48 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:21 am – 3:59 pm
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People5,534 residentsin the Montgomery, Trewern & Berriew census areaMedian age 51.42,467 households71% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright7% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,718 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 66% go by car, 4% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% 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 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C752 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksLlyn y Coedlake · under a milePark Poollake · 1.5 miEdderton Dinglevalley · under a mileStubb Dinglevalley · under a milePen-y-foelmountain · 4.2 miKingswoodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesForden Allotment Siteallotments · 1.1 miBorfa Greenpark · 3.4 miButtington Wharfpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes107 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199013 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202619 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.0 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,644 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation153 m502 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 92 to 219 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVictoria Memorial Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryWelshpool Medical Centre3.3 miPharmacyBoots3.2 miDentistCommunity Dental Clinic3.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryForden C.i.w. School56 pupils1.1 miSecondaryWelshpool High School816 pupils3.5 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL51 miRailway stationWelshpool3.0 miLight railWelshpool Raven Square Station (W&LLR)3.3 miBus stationWelshpool Bus Station Stand D3.1 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY21 postcode district.
