Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:56 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:16 am – 4:06 pm
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People8,010 residentsin the Peterston-super-Ely & Wenvoe census areaMedian age 49.03,358 households85% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright6% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,830 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% 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 8°C, lows 2°C1,075 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December32 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)
Nearby landmarksPant y Sladevalley · under a mileCwm Flaxlandvalley · under a mileWatch House Beachbeach · 2.9 miCoed y Crinalltwoodland · under a mileLeys Beachbeach · 3.2 miFfontygari Baybay · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesParc Gwledig Porthceripark · 2.8 mi · 123 haDyffryn Gardenspark · 2.8 mi · 24 haMilburn Parkpark · 2.5 miAmelia Methodist Trust Whitton Rosser Farmsports ground · 1.6 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes84 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201831 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202643 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.8 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,409 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation25 m82 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 91 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Barry Hospital3.5 miGP surgerySt Athan Medical Centre2.4 miPharmacyRhoose Pharmacy2.6 miDentistRhoose Dental Practice2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL2.1 miRailway stationRhoose2.7 miBus stationLlantwit Major Interchange5.1 miFerryBarry Waterfront Ferry Terminal4.3 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF62 postcode district.
