Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:52 am – 9:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:24 am – 4:03 pm
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People6,956 residentsin the Tywyn & Llangelynnin census areaMedian age 56.83,480 households70% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright11% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate48% of adults are economically active, 2,787 in work, 39% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, hospitality 10%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% 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 19°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,182 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October21 days of air frost, 3 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 landmarksFoel Caethlehill · under a mileTywyn Beachbeach · 1.9 miTraeth Aberdyfibeach · 2.0 miLlechwedd Melynhill · under a mileMynydd y Llynmountain · 3.4 miCwm Safn-astvalley · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAberdovey Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 50 haPicnic Islandpark · 2.2 miCanolfan Hamdden Bro Dysynnisports ground · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes82 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199044 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202633 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.3 · PM2.5 3.9 · PM10 6.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband34% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,749 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation50 m164 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 6 to 168 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalTywyn & District War Memorial Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryTywyn Health1.2 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistLlys Einion Dental Surgery9.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL73 miRailway stationTywyn1.7 miBus stationAberystwyth Bus Station Stand 711 miFerryPorth Penrhyn Ferry LandingBarmouth10 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL36 postcode district.
