Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:53 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:17 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,660 residentsin the Sirhowy census areaMedian age 44.82,936 households61% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright30% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.1% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,780 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, manufacturing 18%, retail and wholesale 14%Getting to work: 15% work from home, 76% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher29% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,836 mm of rain a year, 65 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December66 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)
Parks and green spacesParc Bryn Bachpark · 2.0 mi · 120 haSirhowy Community Gardenpark · 2.7 miAnn Mac Harris Parkpark · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes103 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199044 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202639 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.1 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,254 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation458 m1,503 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 391 to 538 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrince Charles Hospital5.7 miGP surgeryGlan Rhyd Surgery3.0 miPharmacyBoots2.9 miDentistTredegar Dental Clinic2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBryn Bach Primary School233 pupils2.0 miSecondaryTredegar Comprehensive School746 pupils3.6 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL29 miRailway stationRhymney3.7 miBus stationTredegar Bus Station Stand 13.0 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal22 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NP2 postcode district.
