Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:55 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:18 am – 4:06 pm
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People5,705 residentsin the Treherbert census areaMedian age 43.22,625 households65% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright14% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.7% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,192 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, construction 15%, manufacturing 14%Getting to work: 15% work from home, 70% go by car, 6% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle45% 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, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C2,687 mm of rain a year, 88 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December54 days of air frost, 3 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 Tyle-cochmountain · 1.0 miMynydd Ty-isafmountain · 1.1 miBerw-dduwaterfall · 2.7 miCwm Saerbrenvalley · under a mileCwm-y-fforchvalley · under a mileDunraven Forestforest · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesParc Treherbert Treherbert Parkpark · within reachChurch Street Allotmentallotments · under a mileDare Valley Country Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 192 haBlaenrhondda Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 3 haYstradfechan Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.8 mi · 4 haGelli Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes91 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201814 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202649 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.6 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% 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)2,891 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation187 m614 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 168 to 475 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMaesteg General Hospital7.2 miGP surgeryForest View Medical Centre1.1 miPharmacyTreherbert Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistBryant Dental Practice Limited1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryPenyrenglyn Primary180 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPenpych Community Primary Scho170 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTreorchy Comprehensive School1,433 pupils1.6 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL21 miRailway stationTreherbertunder a mileBus stationLakesideCwmdare3.9 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal17 miBus stops35 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF42 postcode district.
