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County or areaTorfaen
Postcode districtNP4
Telephone code01495
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:53 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:16 am – 4:03 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,019 residentsin the Blaenavon census areaMedian age 40.62,688 households58% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright26% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,526 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 73% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher24% 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 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,519 mm of rain a year, 52 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December59 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMynydd Farteg Fawrmountain · 1.2 miMynydd Coetymountain · 1.3 miFox Hunter Memorialhistoric site · 1.5 miBunkers Hillhill · under a mileCwmavon Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miCwm Darrenfelenvalley · under a milePen-rhiw-Iforhill · 1.2 miPound David-Morgan-Rosserwater · 1.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesIron Bridge Picnic Areapark · under a mileCapel Newydd Viewpointpark · 1.3 miGallowsgreenpark · 1.6 miBlaenavon Mixed Martial Arts Hallsports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes105 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199046 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202643 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.4 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband4.6% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,003 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation314 m1,030 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 276 to 503 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNevill Hall Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryBlaenavon Medical Practiceunder a milePharmacyWell2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Clinicunder a milePolice stationBlaina Police Station3.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Blaenavon, Blaenavonright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBlaenavon Heritage VC Primary School472 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAbersychan Comprehensive739 pupils3.2 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL28 miRailway stationAbergavenny4.5 miBus stationBrynmawr Bus Station Stand 34.1 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops57 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsBlaenavon7 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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