Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:53 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 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 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,135 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January50 days of air frost, 8 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 · 1.1 miLlyn Syfaddanlake · 1.8 miCwm Gelaneddvalley · under a mileTy Mawr Poollake · 2.1 miTalybont Forestforest · 1.9 miMynydd Llangorsemountain · 3.5 miAllt yr Esgairhill · 1.3 miAlexanderstone Mottehistoric site · 3.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLlangors Commonpark · 2.0 mi · 15 haBeacons Parkpark · 4.8 miSource: 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 199038 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202631 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.5 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.1 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
Elevation116 m381 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 108 to 217 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBreconshire War Memorial Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryBrecon Medical Centre3.2 miPharmacyWell4.3 miDentistPowys Health Care NHS Trust (Dental Practice)4.2 miPolice stationBrecon Police Station3.8 miCash machineDuke of Edinburgh Award SchemeBrecon4.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL36 miRailway stationEbbw Vale Town11 miBus stationInterchangeBrecon4.1 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal28 miBus stops3 within a mileEV chargingBeaufort Rise, Ebbw Vale9.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LD3 postcode district.
