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County or areaCarmarthenshire
Postcode districtSA15
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:57 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:21 am – 4:08 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,109 residentsin the Glyn & Pontyberem census areaMedian age 45.44,306 households77% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright13% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,670 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 12%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 71% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,503 mm of rain a year, 52 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December45 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMynydd Llangyndeyrnmountain · under a mileMynydd Sylenmountain · 3.0 miYnys Isafisland · 1.7 miCwm Beremvalley · under a mileAllt Ysgrechwoodland · 1.4 miStorm Hillhill · 3.1 miCoed Marchogllwynwoodland · 1.9 miPaxton's Towerhistoric site · 5.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMynydd Mawr Woodland Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 108 haCoed Ffos Laspark · 3.7 mi · 31 haGardd Fotaneg Genedlaethol Cymrupark · 4.1 mi · 80 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes67 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201816 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 22 Apr 202435 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.5 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,703 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation200 m656 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 245 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGlangwili Hospital Child Health Section6.8 miGP surgeryCoalbrook Surgery1.2 miPharmacyWell1.0 miDentistLlannon Road (Dental Surgery)3.5 miPolice stationDyfed Powys Police Cross Hands Police StationLlanelli4.6 miCash machineESSO Cross Hands (Rontec), Cross Hands4.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryBancffosfelen54 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYsgol Gynradd Pontyberem227 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryYsgol Maes Y Gwendraeth1,084 pupils4.5 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL45 miRailway stationKidwelly6.4 miBus stationCarmarthen Bus Station Stand 16.8 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal17 miBus stops25 within a mileEV chargingGridservePontyates6.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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