Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:51 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:22 am – 4:02 pm
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People6,491 residentsin the Llanidloes, Blaen Hafren & Llandinam census areaMedian age 52.53,007 households70% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright11% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,086 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, farming, forestry and fishing 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 58% go by car, 9% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher19% 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 10°CColdest month January: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,448 mm of rain a year, 56 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January66 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 landmarksVan Poollake · under a mileGarth Hillhill · under a mileBryn y Fanhill · under a mileLlyn Ebyrlake · 2.5 miMynydd y Groesmountain · 3.7 miCraig y Ffrwdwaterfall · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSt Idloes Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 18 haLlanidloesplaying field · 1.9 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes94 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 4 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199023 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202612 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.4 · 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
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband84% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)4.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,270 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation243 m797 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 161 to 362 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLlanidloes And District War Memorial Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryLlanidloes Pharmacy2 surgeries within 2 miles1.9 miPharmacyLlanidloes Pharmacy1.9 miDentist7 & 8 Valentine Court (Dental Surgery)2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL67 miRailway stationCaersws6.4 miBus stationNewtown Bus Station Stand 411 miFerryPorth Penrhyn Ferry LandingBarmouth26 miBus stops1 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SY18 postcode district.
