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County or areaRhondda Cynon Taff
Postcode districtCF43
Telephone code01490
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:55 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:17 am – 4:06 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,695 residentsin the Ferndale & Maerdy census areaMedian age 44.82,600 households62% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright18% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting7.2% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 2,121 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 13%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 71% go by car, 7% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher31% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C2,412 mm of rain a year, 83 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December55 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 1 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 6 to 14°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 18°CASeptember: 9 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMynydd y Ffaldaumountain · under a mileMynydd Ty'n-tylemountain · 2.1 miLlyn y Forwynlake · 1.8 miBerw-dduwaterfall · 2.3 miCefn Craig Amoshill · under a mileCefn y Rhonddahill · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDare Valley Country Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 192 haMaerdy Parkplaying field · under a mileBlaenllechau Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 8 haMaerdy Road Allotmentallotments · under a mileCwmaman Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 6 haFerndale Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes90 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201816 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202648 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.3 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband4.6% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,964 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation309 m1,014 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 250 to 481 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrince Charles Hospital7.5 miGP surgeryForest View Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyKnights Maerdy Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistIsfryn Dental Practice1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools9 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryMaerdy Primary School293 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryFerndale Community School636 pupilsunder a milePrimaryY.G.G. Llyn-y-Forwyn170 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL20 miRailway stationTreorchy1.5 miBus stationLakesideCwmdare2.9 miFerryCardiff Castle Waterbus Stop19 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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