Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:49 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:22 am – 4:00 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 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,051 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December43 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 landmarksGregynog Hallhistoric site · 2.2 miGwernydd Dinglevalley · under a mileCoed y Neuaddhill · 1.1 miChurch House Dinglevalley · 1.3 miBryn Woodwoodland · under a mileGwernydd Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Forestforest · 3.3 miGibbet Hillhill · 2.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes79 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199018 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202616 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · 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
Elevation212 m696 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 152 to 263 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMontgomeryshire County Infirmary5.7 miGP surgeryCaereinion Medical Practice3.7 miPharmacyBoots6.1 miDentistDental Surgery3.6 miPolice stationDyfed Powys Police - Newtown Police Station6.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol Rhiw Bechan139 pupils1.7 miAll-throughYsgol Bro Caereinion494 pupils3.8 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL55 miRailway stationNewtown (Powys)6.3 miLight railLlanfair Caereinion Station (W&LLR)3.9 miBus stationNewtown Bus Station Stand 16.0 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationNewtown6.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY16 postcode district.
