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County or areaSwansea
Postcode districtSA3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:59 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:20 am – 4:09 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 August: average 17°CColdest month January: average 6°C1,080 mm of rain a year, 32 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October12 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 6 to 6°CJFebruary: 6 to 6°CFMarch: 8 to 8°CMApril: 10 to 10°CAMay: 12 to 12°CMJune: 15 to 15°CJJuly: 16 to 16°CJAugust: 17 to 17°CASeptember: 15 to 15°CSOctober: 12 to 12°CONovember: 9 to 9°CNDecember: 7 to 7°CD20°5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid
Nearby landmarksOverton Cliffcliffs · under a mileChapel Merelake · 1.4 miThe Sandsbeach · 1.7 miCommon Cliffcliffs · under a mileThe Covebay · 1.3 miPort-Eynon Baybay · 1.5 miThe Knaveheadland · 1.9 miOverton Merewetland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes60 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201823 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Aug 202321 mi away, Ponterdawe, NptSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.9 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.9 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
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrince Philip Hospital11 miGP surgeryGower Medical Practice1.6 miPharmacyScurlage Pharmacy1.6 miDentist2 Compton Houses8.3 miPolice stationLlanelli Police Station9.8 miCash machineCHIPS AHOY1.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL39 miRailway stationLlanelli9.4 miBus stationLlanelli Bus Station Stand 110 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal14 miBus stops5 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationSwansea5.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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