Local servicesHospitalPrincess Of Wales Hospital8.4 miGP surgeryEryl Surgeryright herePharmacyWell2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistCalgary Dental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Illtyd Primary School348 pupilsright herePrimaryYsgol Gymraeg Dewi Sant229 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLlantwit Major School980 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL6.2 miRailway stationLlantwit Majorunder a mileBus stationLlantwit Major Interchangeunder a mileFerryBarry Waterfront Ferry Terminal9.1 miBus stops36 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF6 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:57 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:16 am – 4:07 pm
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People8,679 residentsin the Llantwit Major census areaMedian age 48.53,792 households76% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,724 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 13%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 58% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 3°C1,078 mm of rain a year, 27 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December21 days of air frost, 5 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 spacesSeaview Parkpark · under a mileMill Lay Commonpark · under a mileCanolfan Hamdden Llanilltud Fawrsports ground · under a mileKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.6 mi · 4 haCowbridge Physic Gardenspark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes82 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201829 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202645 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.1 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,040 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation49 m161 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 10 to 71 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50