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Boverton

Boverton is a village in South Glamorgan, Wales. It has 2 pharmacies, 3 supermarkets, and around 5 restaurants and cafés, along with 2 bus stops and Llantwit Major railway station 0.9 km away. There were around 57 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Boverton area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Vale of Glamorgan area is less deprived than the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 131,938 residents at roughly 398 people per km².

Council
Vale of Glamorgan
County
South Glamorgan
Constituency
Vale of Glamorgan
Police force
South Wales

Weather

18°CCloudy

  • Today: 20° / 11° · 40% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:37

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

Crime

45 reported · July 2026 10% YoY

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

Neighbourhood team: Llantwit Major · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • E bikes/ E motorcycles ASB general (in and around Heol Groeso)
  • ASB youth and E scooters.

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

67 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

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

Live trains from Llantwit Major (0.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£297,999 average 3.3% YoY

Across Vale of Glamorgan · to 2026-06

Detached£528,766
Semi-detached£313,460
Terraced£243,626
Flat£153,700

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • 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

EV charging

2 charging locations within ~8 km

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

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches19
  • Playgrounds9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

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

Council tax

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

Your MP

Kanishka Narayan

Labour

Vale of Glamorgan

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour / Independent coalition

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

Amenities nearby

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,210 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

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

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

46% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 63,534 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

85% low-carbon electricity

Wind 61% · Solar 18% · Gas 15% · Nuclear 5%

58 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Vale of Glamorgan:

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

Notable places nearby

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Boverton?
Boverton is a town in South Glamorgan, Wales, in the Vale of Glamorgan local authority.
How deprived is Boverton?
The Vale of Glamorgan local authority, which includes Boverton, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.