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Pubs 188 Restaurants 550 Banks 25 Hotels 76 Shops 1,649 Supermarkets 61 Takeaways 261 Cinemas 9 Attractions 267 Business services 128 Education 334 Health and beauty 896 Home improvement 322 Leisure 102 Property services 105




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County or areaSwansea
Postcode districtSA4
Telephone code01792
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:57 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:20 am – 4:08 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,251 residentsin the Gorseinon census areaMedian age 41.54,499 households66% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright19% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,692 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 17%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 67% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C1,346 mm of rain a year, 47 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November26 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 3 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 6 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 21°CJAugust: 13 to 21°CASeptember: 11 to 18°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLoughor Castle Parkcastle · 1.6 miTircoed Forestforest · 2.0 miCwm y Lladronvalley · 1.1 miLoughor railway viaductviaduct · 1.8 miPenllergaer Forestforest · 2.6 miLoughor bridgebridge · 1.9 miMynydd Pysgodlynmountain · 4.7 miTyle-Duhill · 2.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesArgyle Gardenspark · under a mileStafford Commonpark · under a mile · 20 haPenllergare Valley Woodspark · 2.0 mi · 111 haPenyrheol Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes72 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201811 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 22 Apr 202441 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.8 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% 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)4,710 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation21 m69 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 65 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGorseinon Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryTy'r Felin Surgery6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell6 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationGorseinon Police StationSwansearight hereCash machineSELECT AND SAVE GORSEINON (BCP26), GORSEINON2 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools9 primary, 3 secondaryPrimaryGorseinon Primary School311 pupilsright herePrimaryPontybrenin Primary School316 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryPenyrheol Comprehensive School860 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL35 miRailway stationGowerton1.5 miBus stationGorseinon Bus Station Stand 4under a mileFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal6.3 miBus stops94 within a mileCar parkSainsbury's Gorseinon Car ParkSwanseaunder a mileEV chargingGridserveSwansea2.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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