Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:50 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:19 am – 4:00 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 20°C, lows 10°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,013 mm of rain a year, 30 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December72 days of air frost, 7 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)
Parks and green spacesWent's Meadowplaying field · 1.4 mi · 4 haOffa's Dyke Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes103 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199010 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202615 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.5 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.3 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
Elevation206 m676 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 168 to 342 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalKnighton Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryPresteigne Medical Practice2.0 miPharmacyPresteigne Pharmacy1.8 miDentistThe Dental Surgery12 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX55 miRailway stationKnighton3.4 miBus stationKnighton Bus Station3.3 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LD8 postcode district.
