Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:57 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:20 am – 4:07 pm
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People6,514 residentsin the Pontarddulais census areaMedian age 41.32,833 households69% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright15% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,955 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 15%, public administration and defence 13%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 69% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,516 mm of rain a year, 57 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December39 days of air frost, 6 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 spacesHendy Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 5 haPenllergare Valley Woodspark · 4.4 mi · 111 haParc y Fferwspark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes73 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 20189 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 22 Apr 202437 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.6 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 6.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,902 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation20 m66 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 214 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGorseinon Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryTalybont Surgery1.2 miPharmacyVillage Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistSt Teilo Dental Health Centre1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL37 miRailway stationPontarddulaisGlanffrwd1.2 miBus stationPontardulais Bus Station Stand 2Pontarddulais1.2 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal9.2 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA4 postcode district.
