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County or areaPowys
Postcode districtLD8
Telephone code01544
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:50 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:19 am – 4:01 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,778 residentsin the Knighton & Presteigne census areaMedian age 54.54,508 households72% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright11% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,475 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 57% go by car, 10% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C879 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December65 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 5 to 16°CMJune: 8 to 18°CJJuly: 10 to 20°CJAugust: 10 to 20°CASeptember: 8 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHarley's Mountainmountain · 3.5 miHarley's Hillhill · 1.3 miTitley Poollake · 3.0 miHell Peakhill · 1.6 miGarden Poollake · 3.1 miNash Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWent's Meadowplaying field · under a mile · 4 haEast Radnor Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes108 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199011 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 2.8 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)5.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,884 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation157 m515 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 140 to 258 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKnighton Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryPresteigne Medical Practiceright herePharmacyPresteigne Pharmacyunder a mileDentistThe Dental Surgery9.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryPresteigne C.p. School173 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX55 miRailway stationKnighton5.3 miBus stationKnighton Bus Station5.2 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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