Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:51 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:19 am – 4:02 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 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,207 mm of rain a year, 38 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December63 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 landmarksLittle Mountainmountain · 1.9 miYr Allthill · under a mileNewchurch Hillhill · under a mileDoctor's Poollake · 2.7 miBlaen-heath Mawn Poollake · 2.8 miCwmcroua Dinglevalley · 1.2 miFeiallt Woodwoodland · under a mileCastle Kinseycastle · 4.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Earthquakes106 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199020 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202616 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.8 · PM2.5 4.3 · 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
Elevation298 m978 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 268 to 427 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBuilth Wells Hospital9.8 miGP surgeryHay Medical Centre6.3 miPharmacyRm Jones (Chemist) LTD6.1 miDentistGlan Irfon9.9 miPolice stationWest Mercia Police - Kington Police Station7.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL53 miRailway stationPen-y-BontPenybont10 miBus stationLlandrindod Wells Interchange 410 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationHereford5.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HR5 postcode district.
