Local servicesHospitalBreconshire War Memorial Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryBrecon Medical Centre2.9 miPharmacyWell3.9 miDentistPowys Health Care NHS Trust (Dental Practice)3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLlangors C.i.w. School141 pupils1.4 miSecondaryBrecon High School557 pupils3.6 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL38 miRailway stationEbbw Vale Town12 miBus stationInterchangeBrecon3.8 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal30 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:53 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:18 am – 4:03 pm
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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°C1,103 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksPen-y-comminmountain · under a mileLlyn Syfaddanlake · 1.8 miMynydd Llangorsemountain · 3.2 miTy Mawr Poollake · 2.4 miTwyn Llechfaenhill · 1.8 miDrostre Bankhill · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLlangors Commonpark · 1.1 mi · 15 haBeacons Parkpark · 4.2 miSource: 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 199036 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202629 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.2 · 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
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
Elevation205 m673 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 156 to 252 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50