Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:57 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:16 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 August: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,092 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December18 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksTraeth yr Asbeach · 1.1 miTraeth Mawrbeach · 1.3 miCraig y Beiricliffs · 1.0 miPysgodlynwater · under a milePwll Mortarwater · under a mileCwm Cewyddvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSeaview Parkpark · 3.4 miMill Lay Commonpark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes80 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201826 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202648 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.9 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 7.3 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
Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 100 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrincess Of Wales Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryEryl Surgery3.2 miPharmacyWell3.4 miDentistCalgary Dental Surgery3.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentPrimaryWick and Marcross C/W Primary144 pupilsunder a mileIndependentAtlantic College1.9 miSecondaryLlantwit Major School980 pupils3.7 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL9.4 miRailway stationLlantwit Major3.4 miBus stationLlantwit Major Interchange3.4 miFerryBarry Waterfront Ferry Terminal12 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF71 postcode district.
