Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:50 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:22 am – 4:01 pm
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People6,151 residentsin the Llanfair Caereinion & Caersws census areaMedian age 51.42,683 households75% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright9% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,011 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 62% go by car, 4% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,024 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December56 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)
Earthquakes87 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199019 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 2.0 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband49% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband79% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,943 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation135 m443 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 125 to 355 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMontgomeryshire County Infirmary5.5 miGP surgeryContinence Service5.5 miPharmacyBoots5.5 miDentistPark Street Clinic (Dental Surgery)5.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryCaersws C.p. School84 pupils1.2 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL61 miRailway stationCaersws1.2 miBus stationNewtown Bus Station Stand 45.5 miFerryPorth Penrhyn Ferry LandingBarmouth28 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY17 postcode district.
