Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:58 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:19 am – 4:08 pm
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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 July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,165 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November12 days of air frost, 3 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 spacesMansel Greenpark · 1.1 mi · 6 haPennard Burrows Golf Linksgolf course · 1.1 mi · 67 haClyne Valley Country Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 294 haMurton Greenplaying field · 1.1 mi · 4 haChurch Greenpark · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes72 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201816 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 22 Apr 202447 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.8 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.7 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
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 6 to 80 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSingleton Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryThe Mumbles Medical Practice2.7 miPharmacyWell2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Practice2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBishopston Primary School309 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPennard Primary167 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBishopston Comprehensive1,128 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL34 miRailway stationGowerton5.0 miBus stationSwansea Bus Station Stand A5.8 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal6.5 miBus stops32 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA3 postcode district.
