Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:50 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:21 am – 4:01 pm
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People6,491 residentsin the Llanidloes, Blaen Hafren & Llandinam census areaMedian age 52.53,007 households70% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright11% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,086 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 58% go by car, 9% walk or cycle43% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,181 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December66 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksMoel Iartmountain · 2.0 miLake Mochdrelake · 1.4 miLlyn D?rlake · 1.5 miCarn Bryn-llwydmountain · 3.2 miCwm Hillhill · under a mileEsgair-geilioghill · under a mileCae'n Coed Dinglevalley · 1.2 miHafod Dinglevalley · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDolerw Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes74 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199015 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 20266 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.0 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband84% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)4.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,270 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation376 m1,234 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 248 to 442 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMontgomeryshire County Infirmary5.0 miGP surgeryNewtown Medical Centre4.4 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Newtown4.4 miDentistPark Street Clinic (Dental Surgery)4.4 miPolice stationDyfed Powys Police - Newtown Police Station4.3 miCash machine(Edu) Coleg Powyss3.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL64 miRailway stationNewtown (Powys)4.6 miBus stationNewtown Bus Station4.6 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationNewtown4.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY16 postcode district.
