Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:52 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:28 am – 4:03 pm
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People7,753 residentsin the Pwllheli & Morfa Nefyn census areaMedian age 47.43,471 households62% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright19% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,462 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 62% go by car, 3% take public transport, 14% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,048 mm of rain a year, 33 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November13 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)
Parks and green spacesNefyn and Districtgolf course · under a mile · 55 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes64 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 19 Jul 19846 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Jul 202438 mi away, Irish SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,287 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation24 m79 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 10 to 48 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBryn Beryl Hospital6.9 miGP surgeryTy Doctor Isfryn1.5 miPharmacyR J Jones Pharmacy1.8 miDentistBryn Beryl Hospital6.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryYsgol Gynradd Edern78 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYsgol Babanod Morfa Nefyn22 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYsgol Gynradd Nefyn131 pupils1.7 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL76 miRailway stationPwllheli6.6 miBus stationPwllheli Bus Station Stand B6.6 miFerryAberdaron Ferry Landing11 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL53 postcode district.
