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County or areaPowys
Postcode districtLD6
Telephone code01382
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:51 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:21 am – 4:02 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,212 residentsin the Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan Valley census areaMedian age 54.33,310 households72% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright10% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,134 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, farming, forestry and fishing 13%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 8% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher21% 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 9°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,298 mm of rain a year, 44 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December69 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 6°CJFebruary: 0 to 6°CFMarch: 1 to 8°CMApril: 3 to 11°CAMay: 5 to 14°CMJune: 8 to 17°CJJuly: 9 to 19°CJAugust: 10 to 18°CASeptember: 8 to 16°CSOctober: 5 to 12°CONovember: 3 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMoel Hywelmountain · 1.9 miCastle Hillhill · under a mileLlyn Gwynlake · 2.3 miCwm-Nantmelvalley · under a mileLlyn Aberdeuddwrlake · 2.6 miGwastedyn Hillhill · 1.5 miPen-y-bank Woodwoodland · under a mileCarn Gafalltmountain · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRhayader Leisure Centresports ground · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes98 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199021 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 1.7 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 6.3 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband44% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,602 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation229 m751 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 227 to 421 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLlandrindod Wells Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryRhayader Group Practice1.6 miPharmacyRowlands Pharmacy1.8 miDentistRhayader Dental Clinic1.7 miPolice stationLlandrindod Wells Police Station5.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryRhayader C.i.w. School221 pupils1.8 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL63 miRailway stationLlandrindodLlandrindod Wells5.7 miBus stationLlandrindod Wells Interchange 45.7 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseLlandrindod Wells5.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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