Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:49 am – 9:42 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:24 am – 4:00 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 18°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C2,260 mm of rain a year, 86 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January57 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 landmarksPistyll Gwynwaterfall · under a mileMoel Llygoedmountain · 1.8 miMynydd Cochmountain · 2.6 miCwm Dyniewydvalley · under a milePen Foel-y-ffriddhill · under a mileCeunant y Felinvalley · under a mileFoel Clochyddhill · under a mileCoed y Ffriddwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDol-y-Bont Commonpark · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes87 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199034 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202630 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.2 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
Elevation242 m794 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 135 to 528 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDolgellau & Barmouth District Hospital10 miGP surgeryThe Surgery11 miPharmacyBoots11 miDentistDolgellau & Barmouth Community Hospital10 miPolice stationDolgellau Police Station11 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL51 miRailway stationMachynlleth15 miFerryPorth Penrhyn Ferry LandingBarmouth18 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY20 postcode district.
