Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:50 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:21 am – 4:01 pm
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People6,197 residentsin the Newtown North census areaMedian age 46.83,005 households57% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright21% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,858 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 60% go by car, 20% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,026 mm of rain a year, 23 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December54 days of air frost, 11 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)
Parks and green spacesDolerw Parkpark · under a mile · 12 haSt Giles Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 12 haCanolfan Hamdden Maldwynsports ground · under a mile · 8 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 199013 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202610 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.7 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,207 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation112 m367 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 98 to 313 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMontgomeryshire County Infirmaryunder a mileGP surgeryNewtown Medical Centre5 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyAllied Pharmacy Newtown3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistMy Dentist Out Of Hoursright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 special, 1 otherPrimaryYsgol Calon Y Dderwen259 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYsgol Dafydd Llwyd211 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNewtown High School896 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL60 miRailway stationNewtown (Powys)under a mileBus stationNewtown Bus Stationunder a mileBus stops63 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY16 postcode district.
