Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:58 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:20 am – 4:09 pm
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People6,045 residentsin the West Gower census areaMedian age 55.92,586 households87% of homes owner-occupied62% owned outright3% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 2,516 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 50% go by car, 5% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,058 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November23 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 landmarksWhiteford Sandsbeach · 1.5 miMoor Lakelake · 1.7 miBennett's Pilltidal water · under a mileBroughton Baybay · 2.0 miThe Groosetidal water · under a mileLlangennith Sandsbeach · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRhiwlas Greenpark · under a mileMillennium Coastal Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 96 haThe Greenpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes64 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201820 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 22 Apr 202446 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.0 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,010 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation24 m79 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 178 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrince Philip Hospital6.9 miGP surgeryGower Medical Practice3.5 miPharmacyScurlage Pharmacy3.5 miDentistDental Surgery4.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL41 miRailway stationPembrey & Burry Port4.7 miBus stationLlanelli Bus Station Stand 15.7 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA3 postcode district.
