Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:50 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:21 am – 4:01 pm
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People5,790 residentsin the Abermule, Churchstoke & Kerry census areaMedian age 51.92,472 households75% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright9% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.1% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,878 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, farming, forestry and fishing 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 5% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% 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 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,100 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December73 days of air frost, 5 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 landmarksLake Mochdrelake · 1.5 miCarn Bryn-llwydmountain · 2.7 miGarreghill · under a mileCaeflyd Dinglevalley · under a mileGloghill · 1.0 miMoel Iartmountain · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDolerw Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199012 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 20267 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.4 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband69% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband87% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,645 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation313 m1,027 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 270 to 458 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMontgomeryshire County Infirmary3.4 miGP surgeryNewtown Medical Centre2.7 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Newtown2.7 miDentistPark Street Clinic (Dental Surgery)2.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL63 miRailway stationNewtown (Powys)2.8 miBus stationNewtown Bus Station2.9 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY16 postcode district.
