Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:58 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:20 am – 4:09 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 August: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,152 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October16 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)
Nearby landmarksKing Arthur's Stonehistoric site · 1.7 miChapel Merelake · 1.3 miThe Sandsbeach · 1.5 miRed Poollake · 1.5 miCapon's Hillhill · under a mileThe Covebay · 1.6 miRuins of Pennard Castlecastle · 3.2 miBae Oxwichbay · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesChurch Greenpark · 2.5 miRhiwlas Greenpark · 4.6 miThe Greenpark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes70 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201820 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 22 Apr 202449 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.2 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.5 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
Elevation57 m187 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSingleton Hospital8.7 miGP surgeryGower Medical Practice1.8 miPharmacyScurlage Pharmacy1.8 miDentist2 Compton Houses5.8 miPolice stationLlanelli Police Station7.8 miCash machineCHIPS AHOY1.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryKnelston Primary75 pupils1.7 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL38 miRailway stationLlanelli7.3 miBus stationLlanelli Bus Station Stand 17.9 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal11 miBus stops13 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationSwansea3.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA3 postcode district.
