Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:57 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:20 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°C1,413 mm of rain a year, 51 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November33 days of air frost, 8 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 Pysgodlynmountain · 1.3 miMynydd Gelliwastadmountain · 2.6 miLower Lliw Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miPenllergaer Forestforest · 1.5 miCwm Nant-dduvalley · under a mileCwm Ysgiachvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPenllergare Valley Woodspark · 2.5 mi · 111 haMorriston Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 24 haGorseinon Commonpark · 2.6 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes78 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 20187 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Sep 202449 mi away, Wentwood, GwentSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.2 · PM2.5 4.5 · 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 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
Elevation79 m259 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 201 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMorriston Hospital2.2 miGP surgerySwansea Bay GP Ooh Servic2.2 miPharmacyMedihub Pharmacy2.9 miDentistSt Teilo Dental Health Centre2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryPontlliw Primary224 pupils1.8 miSecondaryMorriston Comprehensive1,055 pupils2.6 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL35 miRailway stationPontarddulaisGlanffrwd3.2 miBus stationPontardulais Bus Station Stand 2Pontarddulais3.0 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal6.8 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA5 postcode district.
