Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:48 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:23 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 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 5°C, lows 0°C1,451 mm of rain a year, 48 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December51 days of air frost, 4 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 landmarksMoel Dimoelmountain · 1.5 miPistyll y Gyfyngwaterfall · 2.1 miPistyll Rhaeadrwaterfall · 2.5 miCraig Rhiwarthhill · under a mileCyrniauhill · under a mileMoel Poethionmountain · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes96 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199031 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202632 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.7 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 7.2 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
Elevation168 m551 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 153 to 531 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalVictoria Memorial Hospital16 miGP surgeryLlanfyllin Group Practice6.9 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy9.9 miDentistLlanfyllin Group Practice6.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL42 miRailway stationWelshpool16 miBus stationNo. 22Oswestry15 miFerryPorth Penrhyn Ferry LandingBarmouth28 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY10 postcode district.
