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County or areaPowys
Postcode districtLD8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:51 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 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 6°C, lows 1°C1,216 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December67 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 8 to 18°CJJuly: 10 to 20°CJAugust: 10 to 19°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksNew Radnor Castlecastle · 1.5 miWaun-hir Poollake · under a mileWater-break-its-neckwaterfall · 2.2 miLlanwentre Poollake · 1.8 miCastle Hillhill · under a mileCwm Gwalleyvalley · under a mileFarm Dinglevalley · under a mileThe Smatcherhill · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
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 199016 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202613 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 6.9 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
Elevation323 m1,060 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 234 to 447 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKnighton Hospital9.5 miGP surgeryKington Medical Practice5.7 miPharmacyKington Pharmacy5.3 miDentistLlandrindod Wells War Memorial Hospital9.6 miPolice stationWest Mercia Police - Kington Police Station5.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryRadnor Valley C.p. School48 pupils1.4 miSecondaryLady Hawkins' Schoolages 11-16, 281 pupils5.0 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL57 miRailway stationDolau7.0 miBus stationLlandrindod Wells Interchange 49.7 miEV chargingWeneaKington5.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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