Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:49 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:21 am – 4:00 pm
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People5,790 residentsin the Abermule, Churchstoke & Kerry census areaMedian age 51.92,472 households75% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright9% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,878 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, farming, forestry and fishing 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 5% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C951 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December53 days of air frost, 8 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 landmarksGoetre Hillhill · 1.7 miMaenllwyd Plantationswoodland · under a milePenygelli Dinglevalley · 1.8 miFron-fraith Woodwoodland · under a mileCwmdale Dinglevalley · 2.3 miPen-caenionhill · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDolerw Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199011 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202612 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.8 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 6.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,645 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation153 m502 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 93 to 235 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMontgomeryshire County Infirmary3.1 miGP surgeryContinence Service3.1 miPharmacyMorrisons Pharmacy2.6 miDentistMy Dentist Out Of Hours3.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 independentIndependentThe Potteries1.2 miPrimaryAbermule Primary School79 pupils1.2 miSecondaryNewtown High School896 pupils3.5 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL58 miRailway stationNewtown (Powys)3.1 miBus stationNewtown Bus Station Stand 33.3 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY15 postcode district.
