Local servicesHospitalPrince Philip Hospital6.5 miGP surgeryGower Medical Practice3.2 miPharmacyScurlage Pharmacy3.2 miDentist2 Compton Houses4.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLlanrhidian Primary161 pupils2.0 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL40 miRailway stationLlanelli4.8 miBus stationLlanelli Bus Station Stand 15.4 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA3 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:58 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:20 am – 4:09 pm
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People6,045 residentsin the West Gower census areaMedian age 55.92,586 households87% of homes owner-occupied62% owned outright3% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate50% of adults are economically active, 2,516 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 50% go by car, 5% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,191 mm of rain a year, 36 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October22 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 landmarksRed Poollake · 2.1 miWhiteford Sandsbeach · 2.2 miBennett's Pilltidal water · under a mileGreat Pilltidal water · under a mileMoor Lakelake · 2.5 miBroughton Baybay · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRhiwlas Greenpark · 1.4 miMillennium Coastal Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 96 haParc Arfordirol y Mileniwmpark · 4.3 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes66 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201820 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 22 Apr 202446 mi away, Tregaron, CeredigionSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 2.1 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 6.6 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,010 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation35 m115 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 114 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
