Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:51 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:24 am – 4:02 pm
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People5,679 residentsin the Bala & Mawddwy census areaMedian age 48.72,551 households66% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright15% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,792 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 54% go by car, 13% walk or cycle45% 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, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 1°C2,563 mm of rain a year, 83 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December54 days of air frost, 6 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 landmarksMoel Heulenmountain · 1.1 miMynydd Esgairneiriaumountain · 1.1 miGarneddwenhistoric site · under a mileFoel Crochanhill · under a mileGodre Fynyddhill · 1.0 miDovey Hillshills · 1.7 miCwm Ratgoedvalley · 1.1 miCwm Hen-gaevalley · 1.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBryn Coedwigsports ground · under a mileKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes79 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199037 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202629 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,921 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation100 m328 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 85 to 387 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDolgellau & Barmouth District Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryThe Surgery5.5 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy5.6 miDentistDolgellau & Barmouth Community Hospital5.4 miPolice stationDyfed Powys Police - Machynlleth Police Station5.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol Gynradd Dyffryn Dulas33 pupils1.6 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL61 miRailway stationMachynlleth5.6 miFerryPorth Penrhyn Ferry LandingBarmouth10 miBus stops5 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationMachynlleth8.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY20 postcode district.
