Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:56 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 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°C1,166 mm of rain a year, 39 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 days of air frost, 9 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 landmarksY Gaerhill · under a mileMill Streamriver · 1.4 miDyffryn golwchvalley · 1.4 miCoed y Cwmwoodland · under a mileCwmslattervalley · 2.0 miCottrell Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDyffryn Gardenspark · 1.0 mi · 24 haCottrell Park Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 117 haThe Greenpark · 1.3 miSt Fagans Parkpark · 2.4 miAmelia Methodist Trust Whitton Rosser Farmsports ground · 1.7 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes86 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 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 202645 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 6.1 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 8.2 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
Elevation117 m384 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 131 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Barry Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryWoodlands Medical Centre2.2 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy1.6 miDentistDental Surgery2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 nurseryPrimarySt Nicholas C/W Primary School152 pupilsright herePrimaryPeterston-Super-Ely Primary136 pupils1.5 miSecondaryMary Immaculate High School871 pupils2.3 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL4.6 miRailway stationWaun-gron ParkFairwater3.9 miBus stationCardiff Bus Interchange Bay 14Cardiff Bus Station5.7 miFerryBarry Waterfront Ferry Terminal4.5 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF5 postcode district.
