Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:53 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:16 am – 4:04 pm
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People7,482 residentsin the Griffithstown & Sebastopol census areaMedian age 43.73,260 households74% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright13% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,608 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 15%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 70% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher18% 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 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,348 mm of rain a year, 50 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January46 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksMynydd Twyn-glasmountain · 1.7 miMynydd Maenmountain · 2.2 miPenyrheol Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miCanal Junctioncanal · under a mileCwm Ynys-couvalley · under a mileBlaen Bran Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPanteg Parkpark · under a mileCwmynyscoy Gwarchodfa Natur Leolpark · under a mile · 7 haGreenmeadow Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 48 haTrevethin Community Gardenpark · 1.9 miPontnewydd Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes100 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201835 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202649 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 9.1 · PM2.5 5.8 · PM10 9.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% 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)3,501 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation127 m417 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 79 to 265 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCounty Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryPanteg Health Centre7 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWindsor Road Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistWyecliffe Dental Surgery1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools11 primary, 2 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryYsgol Panteg409 pupilsright herePrimaryGriffithstown Primary School378 pupilsright hereSecondaryWest Monmouth School1,149 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL24 miRailway stationPontypool & New Inn1.0 miBus stationCwmbran Bus Station Stand A12.2 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal8.6 miBus stops91 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NP4 postcode district.
