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 – 4:08 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,028 residentsin the Llanmorlais & Three Crosses census areaMedian age 50.92,201 households82% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright8% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,198 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 64% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,332 mm of rain a year, 42 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November27 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)
Parks and green spacesParc Dan y Graigplaying field · under a mileStafford Commonpark · 2.9 mi · 20 haClyne Valley Country Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 294 haArgyle Gardenspark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes74 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201814 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 22 Apr 202443 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.4 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband30% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,291 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation21 m69 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 118 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGorseinon Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryThyssen House1.9 miPharmacyThe Pharmacyunder a mileDentist2 Compton Housesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryPenclawdd Primary School132 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCrwys Primary School137 pupils1.7 miSecondaryYsgol Gyfun Gwyr1,127 pupils2.6 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL37 miRailway stationBynea2.2 miBus stationGorseinon Bus Station Stand 63.1 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal7.7 miBus stops27 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA4 postcode district.
