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County or areaPowys
Postcode districtLD8
Telephone code01932
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 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C952 mm of rain a year, 26 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December59 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 20°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 6 to 14°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 landmarksHindwell Poollake · under a mileNew Radnor Castlecastle · 2.8 miGranner Poollake · 1.9 miOld Radnor Hillhill · under a mileStanner Hillhill · under a mileRed Woodwoodland · under a mileHindwell Ashwoodland · under a mileCwm Gwilymvalley · 2.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesKington Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 147 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes110 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199014 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202614 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.5 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 10 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
Elevation187 m614 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 180 to 346 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKnighton Hospital7.9 miGP surgeryKington Medical Practice3.6 miPharmacyKington Pharmacy3.2 miDentistThe Dental Surgery11 miPolice stationWest Mercia Police - Kington Police Station3.1 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Kington3.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 independentIndependentSummergil House Schoolunder a mileSecondaryLady Hawkins' Schoolages 11-16, 281 pupils2.9 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL59 miRailway stationKnighton8.1 miBus stationKnighton Bus Station8.0 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingWeneaKington3.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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