Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:51 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:21 am – 4:02 pm
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People7,212 residentsin the Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan Valley census areaMedian age 54.33,310 households72% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright10% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,134 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, farming, forestry and fishing 13%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 8% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher21% 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 9°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,284 mm of rain a year, 42 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December75 days of air frost, 4 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 Hywelmountain · 1.3 miCwm Is-y-rhiwvalley · under a milePen-y-lan Hillmountain · 3.5 miCwm Difwgvalley · under a mileMoelfrehill · 1.2 miBanc Gelli-lashill · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes91 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199020 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 1.6 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband44% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,602 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation271 m889 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 258 to 389 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLlanidloes And District War Memorial Hospital7.8 miGP surgeryRhayader Group Practice3.1 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy3.2 miDentistRhayader Dental Clinic3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL66 miRailway stationLlandrindodLlandrindod Wells8.4 miBus stationLlandrindod Wells Interchange 48.3 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LD6 postcode district.
