Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:56 am – 9:33 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 August: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C997 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November27 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksWatch House Beachbeach · 2.1 miPant y Sladevalley · under a mileFfontygari Baybay · 1.9 miCwm-y-Breachvalley · under a mileLeys Beachbeach · 2.6 miDams Baybay · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesParc Gwledig Porthceripark · 2.0 mi · 123 haMilburn Parkpark · 1.5 miDyffryn Gardenspark · 3.1 mi · 24 haCeri Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes83 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201832 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202642 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.0 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.6 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
Elevation43 m141 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 6 to 69 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Barry Hospital3.1 miGP surgerySt Athan Medical Centre2.7 miPharmacyRhoose Pharmacy1.5 miDentistRhoose Dental Practice1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryRhws County Primary School368 pupils1.5 miPrimarySouth Point Primary School117 pupils1.5 miSecondaryWhitmore High School1,091 pupils3.0 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL1.1 miRailway stationRhoose1.6 miBus stationLlantwit Major Interchange5.4 miFerryBarry Waterfront Ferry Terminal3.6 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF62 postcode district.
