Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:56 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:24 am – 4:07 pm
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People6,330 residentsin the New Quay & Penbryn census areaMedian age 55.02,855 households80% of homes owner-occupied58% owned outright6% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,720 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, farming, forestry and fishing 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 55% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,214 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November22 days of air frost, 2 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 landmarksPen Moel-ciliaumountain · 2.0 miHarbour Wall, New Quayhistoric site · 2.1 miCeinewydd New Quay Beachbeach · 1.9 miCraig Caerllanheadland · 1.1 miTraeth y Dolaubeach · 2.1 miCwmtyduheadland · 1.2 miTraeth Gwynbay · 2.3 miMoel Rhydeinonmountain · 3.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes39 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201837 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202646 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.5 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 6.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband51% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband86% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,412 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation132 m433 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 169 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryYsgol Gymunedol Cei Newydd72 pupils1.8 miPrimaryYsgol Bro Sion Cwilt120 pupils1.9 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL70 miRailway stationAberystwyth20 miFerryFishguard Ferry Terminal29 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA45 postcode district.
