Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:57 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:19 am – 4:07 pm
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People9,133 residentsin the Clydach & Mawr census areaMedian age 44.64,020 households68% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright17% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,928 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 15%, public administration and defence 13%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 71% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,499 mm of rain a year, 52 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November30 days of air frost, 9 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 Gelliwastadmountain · under a mileMynydd Drumaumountain · 2.3 miLower Lliw Reservoirreservoir · 2.8 miPen-wern-Fadogwoodland · 1.0 miKingrosia Parkwoodland · 1.1 miRhos Service Reservoirreservoir · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWaverley Parkplaying field · under a mile · 2 haCoedgwilym Parkplaying field · under a mile · 5 haGwarchodfa Natur Bro Tawepark · 1.8 mi · 7 haMorriston Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 24 haLlewelyn Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 38 haMorriston Leisure Centresports ground · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes81 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 20186 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Sep 202446 mi away, Wentwood, GwentSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 6.1 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 7.5 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 broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,256 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation18 m59 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 10 to 211 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMorriston Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryClydach Primary Care Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCentral Pharmacy Clydach2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools9 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryClydach Primary School150 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCraigfelen Primary School183 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMorriston Comprehensive1,055 pupils1.5 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL32 miRailway stationLlansamlet2.3 miBus stationNeath Bus Station 14.7 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal5.8 miBus stops67 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA6 postcode district.
