Bonvilston

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 7° · 32% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:41

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

1 reported · August 2026

• Vehicle crime1

Neighbourhood team: St. Nicholas and Llancarfan · South Wales

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

102 reported road collisions (2025)

17 killed or seriously injured · 146 casualties · 7.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

23 food businesses within 2 miles

• 19 rated 4–5 ★ (12 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Rhoose Cardiff International Airport (7.9 km)
• 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£300,358 average▲ 3.2% YoY

Across Vale of Glamorgan · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£982 average monthly rent▲ 2.7% YoY

• 1 bed £726
• 2 bed £888
• 3 bed £997

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

7.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.9 times median annual pay (7.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (8.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (8.8 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

22 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Aubrey Arms (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches5
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

131,938 residents in Vale of Glamorgan · 398/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,481
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,071
• Net moves+410

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in Wales

4% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 13% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band C (23% of 62,380)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Kanishka Narayan

Labour

Vale of Glamorgan

Source: UK Parliament

Labour / Independent coalition

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,220 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£791 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,733 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

46% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 63,534 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

14% low-carbon electricity

Gas 86% · Wind 14%

339 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

5 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in CF5

• Woodlands Medical Centre
• Ely Bridge Surgery
• Fairwater Health Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Vale of Glamorgan:

• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety250 local signatures · 12,590 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth234 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks206 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals202 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK131 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Bonvilston · 0.2 km

  Bonvilston is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The village is situated on the A48 about four miles east of Cowbridge and near the Welsh capital city of Cardiff. The population in 2011 was 392.

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  A48 road · 1.8 km

  The A48 is a road in Great Britain running from the A40 at Highnam, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Gloucester, England, to the A40 at Carmarthen, Wales. Before the Severn Bridge opened on 8 September 1966, it was a major ro…

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  Gwern-y-Steeple · 1.9 km

  Gwern-y-steeple is a hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It lies north of the A48 road and north-west St. Nicholas on the road south-west of Peterston-Super-Ely. Cottrell Park Golf Club lies to the south. Gwern-y-…

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  Pant-y-Ffynnon Quarry · 1.9 km

  Pant-y-Ffynnon Quarry is a stone quarry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, around 3 kilometers east of Cowbridge and is part of the Black Mountain mountain range. It contains fissure fill deposits dating to the Late Tri…

• Llantrithyd · 2.4 km

  Llantrithyd is a rural village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The Aubrey Baronets were lords of the manor of Llantrithyd for centuries: the family died out in the 1850s.

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  St Nicholas, Vale of Glamorgan · 2.4 km

  St Nicholas is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, situated approximately 6 miles west of Cardiff city centre and east of Cowbridge. At the 2021 census, St Nicholas had a population of 654.

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