Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:50 am – 9:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:21 am – 4:01 pm
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People9,778 residentsin the Knighton & Presteigne census areaMedian age 54.54,508 households72% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright11% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,475 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: farming, forestry and fishing 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 57% go by car, 10% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% 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 January: highs 6°C, lows 0°C1,235 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December70 days of air frost, 4 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 Dodmountain · 2.3 miCefn Poollake · 1.3 miLlyn D?rlake · 1.8 miCarn Bryn-llwydmountain · 2.8 miFoelhill · 1.1 miCwm y Berllwydvalley · under a mileCwm Crafvalley · 1.2 miBryn Llynd?rhill · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes85 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199014 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 20263 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.9 · PM2.5 4.2 · PM10 6.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband83% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)5.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,884 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation341 m1,119 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 322 to 422 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLlanidloes And District War Memorial Hospital7.7 miGP surgeryNewtown Medical Centre7.2 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Newtown7.2 miDentistPark Street Clinic (Dental Surgery)7.2 miPolice stationDyfed Powys Police - Newtown Police Station7.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL67 miRailway stationNewtown (Powys)7.3 miBus stationNewtown Bus Station7.4 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationNewtown7.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LD1 postcode district.
