Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:53 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:28 am – 4:05 pm
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People5,284 residentsin the Abersoch & Aberdaron census areaMedian age 52.02,334 households67% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright13% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,385 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 13%, construction 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% 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 August: highs 18°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 3°C930 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November7 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 landmarksMynydd Anelogmountain · 1.4 miMynydd Ystummountain · 1.5 miPorth Simddebay · under a mileWig Bachbeach · 1.0 miAberdaron Baybay · under a mileYnys Gwylan-fawrisland · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes63 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 19 Jul 198416 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Jul 202449 mi away, Irish SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 3.8 · PM10 6.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband35% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,771 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Local servicesHospitalBryn Beryl Hospital15 miGP surgeryMeddygfa Rhydbach6.2 miPharmacyFferyllfa H H Parry Pharmacy8.7 miDentistBryn Beryl Hospital15 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol Crud-Y-Werin55 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL86 miRailway stationPwllheli14 miBus stationPwllheli Bus Station Stand B14 miFerryAberdaron Ferry Landingunder a mileBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL53 postcode district.
