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 – 4:04 pm
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People5,987 residentsin the Sennybridge & Talybont-on-Usk census areaMedian age 53.42,616 households77% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright6% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,008 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 18%, health and social work 13%, construction 9%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 49% go by car, 4% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,131 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January51 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 · 1.7 miTy Mawr Poollake · 1.3 miTwyn Llechfaenhill · under a mileNewton Poollake · 2.8 miYr Allthill · 1.5 miMoel Fenni Fachmountain · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBeacons Parkpark · 2.4 miLlangors Commonpark · 2.9 mi · 15 haSource: 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 2.4 · 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
Broadband34% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband64% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,819 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation215 m705 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 124 to 316 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBreconshire War Memorial Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryBrecon Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyWell2.1 miDentistPowys Health Care NHS Trust (Dental Practice)1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryYsgol Y Bannau94 pupils1.8 miSecondaryBrecon High School557 pupils1.8 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL38 miRailway stationEbbw Vale Town13 miBus stationInterchangeBrecon2.0 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LD3 postcode district.
