Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:51 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:16 am – 4:02 pm
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People8,480 residentsin the Abergavenny South & Crucorney census areaMedian age 53.04,003 households73% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright9% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,881 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month December: highs 8°C, lows 2°C940 mm of rain a year, 28 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December42 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksEwyas Harold Castle Mottecastle · 2.0 miCupid's Hillhill · under a mileCastle Bachcastle · 3.5 miMynydd Ferddinmountain · 3.7 miCross Ashhistoric site · 3.8 miLlech Woodwoodland · under a mileMill Woodwoodland · under a mileMount Hillhill · 2.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes102 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199036 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202636 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.6 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,349 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation111 m364 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 64 to 185 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMaindiff Court Hospital8.2 miGP surgeryGolden Valley Practice1.9 miPharmacyPrescripta1.2 miDentist44 Cross Street (Dental Surgery)9.4 miPolice stationSouth Wye Police StationHereford10 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryEwyas Harold Primary Schoolages 4-11, 92 pupils1.9 miCollegeHereford College of Arts12.1 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS38 miRailway stationAbergavenny9.4 miBus stationAbergavenny Bus Station Stand 49.4 miFerryLydney Harbour22 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingTiverton Place Car Park, Abergavenny9.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NP7 postcode district.
