Corntown
Corntown is a village in South Glamorgan, Wales. It has 4 restaurants and cafés, 1 bus stop, the nearest railway station is Bridgend, 2.5 km away, and in June 2026, there were around 28 recorded street crimes, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Corntown 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
7°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 11° / 6° · 16% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:11Sunset 16:44
9h 33m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Port Talbot Dyffryn School, United Kingdom
Crime
36 reported · August 2026▲ 50% YoY
- Shoplifting11
- Anti-social behaviour7
- Violence & sexual offences6
- Other theft5
Neighbourhood team: St. Bride's Major · South Wales
Local policing priorities
- Lamping – Hare Coursing – Continued priority
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
223 food businesses within 2 miles
- 177 rated 4–5 ★ (130 top)
- 5 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bridgend (2.7 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bridgend (2.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£300,358 average▲ 3.2% YoY
Across Vale of Glamorgan · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
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: 135.8p · AppleGreen (2.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (2.3 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
23 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 180 kW
- Nearest: Bassett's Nissan Bridgend (1.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches7
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds3
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)
Internal migration
- 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
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:
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour / Independent coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés13
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,220 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£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
Energy efficiency
46% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 63,534 certificates
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics
Grid electricity
11% low-carbon electricity
Gas 89% · Wind 11%
352 gCO₂/kWh · very high 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
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in CF35
- Hmp Parc
- The New Surgery
- The Medical Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
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
Notable places nearby
Corntown · 0.0 kmCorntown is a small village in the Vale of Glamorgan. It lies along the B4524 road, just outside Bridgend, 21.6 miles (34.8 km) west of the centre of Cardiff. It has grown around Corntown Farm. Chapel Wood frames par…
Ewenny Priory House · 0.6 kmEwenny Priory House is a privately owned Georgian mansion located immediately to the south of Ewenny Priory church, at Ewenny, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Originally built in 1545 it was rebuilt in the early 1800s. The…
Ewenny Priory · 0.6 kmEwenny Priory, in Ewenny in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, was a monastery of the Benedictine order, founded in the 12th century. The priory was unusual in having extensive military-style defences and in its state of p…
- Schwyll Aquifer · 1.1 km
Schwyll Aquifer was historically known as 'the Great Spring of Glamorgan'. Welsh Water uses the resurgence at the Schwyll Spring near Ewenny in the Vale of Glamorgan as the main source of water for the Bridgend area…
Ewenny · 1.1 kmEwenny is a village and community on the River Ewenny in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
Ewenny and Pant Quarries · 1.6 kmEwenny and Pant Quarries is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales, notable for its geological interest. First designated in 1996, both quarries are active, commercial quarries, wi…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Corntown?
- Corntown is a town in South Glamorgan, Wales, in the Vale of Glamorgan local authority.
- How deprived is Corntown?
- The Vale of Glamorgan local authority, which includes Corntown, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.