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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA9 postcode district.

County or areaPowys
Postcode districtSA9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:55 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:19 am – 4:06 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,349 residentsin the Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf census areaMedian age 49.34,633 households70% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright18% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 4,422 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 12%, public administration and defence 12%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 70% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C2,033 mm of rain a year, 75 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January51 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLlynfell Fallswaterfall · 1.0 miCarn yr Onnenmountain · 1.9 miHenrhyd Fallswaterfall · 2.4 miCarreg Cadnohill · 1.3 miBryn Bugeiliaidhill · 1.3 miCwm Haffesvalley · 1.5 miCwm Byddarvalley · 1.8 miMoel Feitymountain · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCraig-y-Nos Country Parkpark · under a mile · 14 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes91 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199050 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202640 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 8.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband27% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,022 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation337 m1,106 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 183 to 476 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalYstradgynlais Community Hospital6.1 miGP surgeryKaleidoscope The Manse5.4 miPharmacyDyffryn Pharmacy3.5 miDentistM J Taylor Dental Surgery5.4 miPolice stationSouth Wales Police - Ystradgynlais Police StationSwansea5.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL33 miRailway stationTreherbert12 miBus stationHeol NantCwmdare11 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal19 miBus stops9 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationGlynneath6.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA9 postcode district.


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