Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:57 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:20 am – 4:07 pm
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People9,133 residentsin the Clydach & Mawr census areaMedian age 44.64,020 households68% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright17% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,928 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 19%, retail and wholesale 15%, public administration and defence 13%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 71% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle66% 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 higher21% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,509 mm of rain a year, 55 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December35 days of air frost, 8 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 spacesParc y Fferwspark · 1.7 miBetws Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 2 haAmmanford Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 20187 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 22 Apr 202434 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.1 · PM2.5 4.3 · PM10 6.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband42% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,256 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation84 m276 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 10 to 281 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAmman Valley Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryMargaret Street Practice2.2 miPharmacyTycroes Pharmacy1.5 miDentistAmman Dental2.2 miPolice stationDyfed Powys Police - Ammanford Police Station2.1 miCash machineRoadchef - Port Abraham Service Area3.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryTy-Croes199 pupils1.6 miPrimaryBetws83 pupils1.7 miSecondaryYsgol Dyffryn Aman1,547 pupils2.3 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL38 miRailway stationPantyffynnon1.1 miBus stationAmmanford Bus Station Stand 12.1 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal11 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingGridservePontyates3.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA18 postcode district.
