Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:55 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:18 am – 4:05 pm
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People9,177 residentsin the Hirwaun & Rhigos census areaMedian age 43.03,922 households63% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright24% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.9% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 3,425 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 13%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 74% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher30% 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 7°C, lows 1°C2,032 mm of rain a year, 72 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 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)
Nearby landmarksMynydd Cefn-y-gyngonmountain · under a mileMynydd Bwllfamountain · 1.6 miBerw-dduwaterfall · 1.7 miLlech Sychrydwaterfall · 2.0 miCwm Ynysmintanvalley · under a mileCwm Nant-yr-hwchvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDare Valley Country Parkpark · under a mile · 192 haAberdare Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 20 haMangoed Allotmentallotments · under a mileCyfarthfa Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 57 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes98 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201815 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202645 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.1 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 7.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband42% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,069 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation206 m676 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 153 to 399 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrince Charles Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryHirwaun Medical Centre1.2 miPharmacyWell3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistCroft Practice Limited2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryPenywaun Community School180 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryYsgol Gyfun Rhydywaun1,030 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHirwaun Primary School294 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL24 miRailway stationAberdare2.2 miBus stationHeol NantCwmdareunder a mileFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal21 miBus stops52 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF44 postcode district.
