Local servicesHospitalMontgomeryshire County Infirmary14 miGP surgeryCaereinion Medical Practice7.7 miPharmacyBoots14 miDentistDental Surgery7.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryYsgol Cwm Banwy46 pupils1.0 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL52 miRailway stationCaersws13 miBus stationNewtown Bus Station Stand 114 miFerryPorth Penrhyn Ferry LandingBarmouth23 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY21 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY21 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:49 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:23 am – 4:00 pm
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People6,210 residentsin the Machynlleth & Banwy census areaMedian age 51.52,808 households70% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright15% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,962 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 50% go by car, 2% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,669 mm of rain a year, 54 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December49 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 landmarksMoel y Tryfelmountain · 2.6 miMynydd Dyfnantmountain · 2.8 miLlyn Coethlynlake · 2.1 miAllt Cae-duhill · under a mileCeunant yr heulynvalley · under a mileDyfnant Forestforest · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes95 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199026 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202623 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.7 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,157 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation183 m600 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 172 to 336 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
