Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:52 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:17 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 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,096 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksMynydd Ferddinmountain · 3.6 miCampston Hillhill · 1.3 miAllt-yr-ynyswoodland · under a mileCwm Iauvalley · 1.9 miHatterrall Hillhill · 2.4 miMynydd Llanwenarthmountain · 5.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
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 199037 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 2.7 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.6 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
Elevation107 m351 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 94 to 225 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMaindiff Court Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryGolden Valley Practice4.8 miPharmacyPrescripta4.7 miDentistThe Brecon Road Dental Surgery5.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLlanvihangel Crucorney County Primary School67 pupils1.0 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportBristol Airport BRS37 miRailway stationAbergavenny6.0 miBus stationAbergavenny Bus Station Stand 45.9 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal23 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NP7 postcode district.
