Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:49 am – 9:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:25 am – 4:01 pm
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People6,081 residentsin the Blaenau Ffestiniog & Trawsfynydd census areaMedian age 46.12,799 households68% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright16% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,724 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, construction 13%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 66% go by car, 4% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 18°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 2°C2,186 mm of rain a year, 74 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 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 landmarksMoel Oernantmountain · 1.0 miMoel Ddumountain · 1.3 miLlyn Gelligainlake · under a mileCraiglaseithinhill · 1.0 miRhaeadr Mawddachwaterfall · 3.2 miLlyn Hiraethlynlake · 2.8 miBryn-pighill · 1.6 miCoed y Breninwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes78 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199046 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202641 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.2 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband66% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,400 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation280 m919 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 251 to 428 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDolgellau & Barmouth District Hospital9.4 miGP surgeryHealth Services Centre8.6 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy3.2 miDentistHealth Centre8.6 miPolice stationDolgellau Police Station9.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL53 miRailway stationTan-y-Bwlch Ffestiniog8.3 miFerryBarmouth Ferry Landing14 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LL41 postcode district.
