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
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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: average 17°CColdest month January: average 6°C1,083 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October12 days of air frost, 2 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid
Nearby landmarksChapel Merelake · 1.0 miThe Sandsbeach · 1.3 miThe Covebay · under a mileOverton Cliffcliffs · under a milePort-Eynon Baybay · 1.2 miCommon Cliffcliffs · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.4 miChurch Greenpark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes61 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201822 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 19 Aug 202321 mi away, Ponterdawe, NptSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · 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
Elevation38 m125 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 104 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrince Philip Hospital11 miGP surgeryGower Medical Practice1.4 miPharmacyScurlage Pharmacy1.4 miDentist2 Compton Houses7.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL39 miRailway stationLlanelli9.1 miBus stationLlanelli Bus Station Stand 19.7 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA3 postcode district.
