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County or areaPowys
Postcode districtLD3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:53 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:18 am – 4:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,987 residentsin the Sennybridge & Talybont-on-Usk census areaMedian age 53.42,616 households77% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright6% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,008 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 18%, health and social work 13%, construction 9%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 49% go by car, 4% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,758 mm of rain a year, 62 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January55 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 15°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 10 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 19°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 6 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 6°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksTalybont Forestforest · under a mileNaughty Stonehistoric site · 1.9 miMynydd Llangynidrmountain · 3.0 miTaf Fechan Forestforest · 1.8 miAllt Lwydhill · under a mileBryniau Gleisionhill · under a mileBannau Brycheinioghills · 1.5 miCronfa Dd?r Talybontwater · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes104 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199043 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 2.5 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 6.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband34% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband64% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,819 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation215 m705 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 185 to 574 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrince Charles Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryMorlais Medical Practice6.0 miPharmacyDowlais Pharmacy5.9 miDentistTredegar Dental Clinic6.4 miPolice stationRhymney Police StationBargoed6.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL31 miRailway stationRhymney6.5 miBus stationTredegar Bus Station Stand 16.4 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal25 miEV chargingBryn Bach Park Car Park5.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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