Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:56 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:17 am – 4:07 pm
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People6,138 residentsin the Ogmore-by-Sea & Llandow census areaMedian age 49.82,576 households86% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright6% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,851 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 51% go by car, 3% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages53% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,343 mm of rain a year, 41 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December29 days of air frost, 8 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 spacesBridgend Golf Driving Rangegolf course · under a mile · 8 haNewbridge Fieldssports ground · 1.5 mi · 21 haWindmill Community Parkpark · 2.3 miDunraven Business Park Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 miStarling Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 16 haCowbridge Physic Gardenspark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes82 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201823 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Sep 202434 mi away, Wentwood, GwentSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.7 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,724 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation21 m69 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 96 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrincess Of Wales Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryNorth Court4 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistOrthodontic Practice1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialSecondaryBrynteg School1,725 pupils1.3 miPrimaryOldcastle Primary School413 pupils1.5 miSecondaryArchbishop McGrath Catholic High School825 pupils1.6 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL11 miRailway stationBridgend1.7 miBus stationBridgend Bus Station Stand 101.9 miFerryBarry Waterfront Ferry Terminal14 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF35 postcode district.
