Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:56 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:19 am – 4:06 pm
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People10,349 residentsin the Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf census areaMedian age 49.34,633 households70% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright18% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 4,422 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 12%, public administration and defence 12%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 70% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,923 mm of rain a year, 65 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 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)
Parks and green spacesParc yr Orseddpark · under a mileCeltic Minor Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 36 haYstradgynlais Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 5 haCwm Wanderersplaying field · 1.2 miCraig-y-Nos Country Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 14 haTairgwaith Community Fieldpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes85 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 20184 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202644 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.1 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 6.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband27% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,022 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation102 m335 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 170 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalYstradgynlais Community Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryKaleidoscope The Manse2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyJg & Rj Davies Chemists4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistM J Taylor Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independentPrimaryYsgol Golwg Y Cwm188 pupilsunder a mileIndependentYsgol Antur Cwmunder a mileSecondaryYsgol Maesydderwen513 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL32 miRailway stationNeath8.4 miBus stationNeath Bus Station 18.4 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal14 miBus stops49 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA9 postcode district.
