Boverton

18°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 19° / 17° · 78% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:33

12h 47m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

3US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

45 reported · July 2026▲ 10% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences19
• Anti-social behaviour8
• Public order7
• Burglary5

Neighbourhood team: Llantwit Major · South Wales

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

90 reported road collisions (2024)

22 killed or seriously injured · 141 casualties · 6.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

67 food businesses within 2 miles

• 50 rated 4–5 ★ (39 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Llantwit Major (1.3 km)
• 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£297,999 average▲ 3.3% YoY

Across Vale of Glamorgan · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£987 average monthly rent▲ 4.4% YoY

• 1 bed £730
• 2 bed £893
• 3 bed £1,002

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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 (4.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (4.5 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

2 charging locations within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 22 kW
• Nearest: Wine Street Car Park (1.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches19
• Playgrounds9

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)

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)

• Schools4
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens11
• Restaurants & cafés13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,210 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

3 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Portuguese Tutoring Job in Boverton – Flexible Schedule, Online Portuguese Tutor - Part Time, Become a Portuguese Tutor in Boverton – Flexible & Remote

Source: Adzuna

£791 median full-time weekly pay

3.3% 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

17% low-carbon electricity

Gas 83% · Wind 9% · Solar 8%

328 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Vale of Glamorgan:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership444 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office355 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s343 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test269 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership234 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

• 
  Boverton · 0.7 km

  Boverton is a village located to the east of Llantwit Major in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales.

• St. Athan railway station · 0.7 km

  St Athan railway station was a railway station in South Wales.

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  Llantwit Major · 0.7 km

  Llantwit Major is a town and community in Wales on the Bristol Channel coast. It is one of four towns in the Vale of Glamorgan, with the third largest population after Barry and Penarth, and ahead of Cowbridge. It is…

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  Llantwit Major School · 0.8 km

  Llantwit Major School is a school in the town of Llantwit Major in the Vale of Glamorgan, on the coast of south Wales. The school consists of a separate primary and secondary school which are located on the same site.

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  Llanmaes · 1.3 km

  Llanmaes is a small village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan near the market town of Llantwit Major. The population in 2011 was 403.

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  Llantwit Major A.F.C. · 1.3 km

  Llantwit Major A.F.C. is a football club based in Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan. The team currently plays in the Cymru South.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)