Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:51 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:20 am – 4:02 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 January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,016 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December60 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 landmarksBlack Poollake · 1.4 miCaergynan Poollake · 2.0 miGaerhill · under a mileCefnllys Old Castlecastle · 3.7 miLittle Hillhill · 1.4 miAbbey Cwmhir Hallhistoric site · 3.6 miCwm yr Ychenvalley · 1.6 miPublic Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes105 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199015 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 20264 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.2 · PM2.5 4.3 · 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
Elevation235 m771 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 228 to 406 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLlandrindod Wells Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryLlandrindod Wells Medical Practice5.6 miPharmacyBoots5.5 miDentistLlandrindod Wells War Memorial Hospital5.4 miPolice stationLlandrindod Wells Police Station5.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL63 miRailway stationDolau2.2 miBus stationLlandrindod Wells Interchange 45.4 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseLlandrindod Wells5.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LD1 postcode district.
