Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 59 min4:48 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 32 min8:28 am – 4:00 pm
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People8,209 residentsin the Bethesda census areaMedian age 43.23,560 households68% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright15% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.6% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,980 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, education 17%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 66% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C1,630 mm of rain a year, 57 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December22 days of air frost, 4 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 spacesLlys Dafyddpark · 1.5 miMelin Coetmorsports ground · under a mileMoelyci Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haGerddi Pen y Brynpark · 2.7 miGardd-yr-esgobpark · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes67 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 19 Jul 198422 mi away, Lleyn Penin, Nw WalesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 Aug 202441 mi away, Irish SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.2 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,870 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation117 m384 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 189 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalYsbyty Gwynedd Hospital (Yg NHS Trust)3.0 miGP surgeryCanolfan Feddygol Yr Hen1.3 miPharmacyBoots1.3 miDentistBethesda Dental Clinic1.3 miPolice stationBangor Police Station2.7 miCash machineCashpoint 268 High StreetBangor2.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryYsgol Tregarth114 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYsgol Llanllechid260 pupils1.1 miSecondaryYsgol Dyffryn Ogwen Bethesda398 pupils1.2 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL52 miRailway stationBangor (Gwynedd)2.7 miBus stationBangor Bus Station Stand A2.7 miFerryHolyhead Ferry Terminal24 miBus stops27 within a mileCar parkApcoaBangor2.7 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationBangor2.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL57 postcode district.
