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
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People5,300 residentsin the Pentre census areaMedian age 42.02,367 households69% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright10% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,281 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 69% go by car, 5% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher24% 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°C2,402 mm of rain a year, 81 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 days of air frost, 5 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 spacesGelli Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haGriffin Park Allotmentallotments · under a mileYstradfechan Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 4 haBlaenllechau Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 8 haKing George V Memorial Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 6 haFerndale Sports Centresports ground · 1.2 mi · 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 201817 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202650 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 6.4 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% 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)2,591 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation170 m558 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 147 to 475 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDewi Sant Hospital7.5 miGP surgeryThe Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCentral Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistIsfryn Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools14 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryTon Pentre Junior School164 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTon Pentre Infants144 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTreorchy Comprehensive School1,433 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL19 miRailway stationTon Pentreunder a mileBus stationTonypandy Bus Station Stand A12.5 miFerryCardiff Castle Waterbus Stop18 miBus stops50 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF41 postcode district.
