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Cowbridge

Cowbridge is a town in South Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 3,804. It has two GP clinics, one pharmacy, one supermarket, six restaurants and cafés, 10 bus stops, and Llantwit Major railway station is 6 km away. The average sold house price is around £504,904, and there were around 10 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly criminal damage & arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Cowbridge 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

19°CPatchy rain nearby

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:32

12h 47m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

11US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

Crime

9 reported · July 2026 18% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences4
  • Shoplifting2
  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Cowbridge · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Shoplifting and Retail crime Environmental concerns - Hare Coursing
  • HARE COURSING - CONTINUING SHOPLIFTING-COWBRIDGE-CONTINUING ASB COWBRIDGE UNDERPASS BY PASS

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

76 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 63 rated 4–5 ★ (53 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Llantwit Major (6.3 km)
  • 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Llantwit Major (6.4 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: 135.8p · AppleGreen (10.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (10.2 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 60 kW
  • Nearest: Aubrey Arms (5.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools8
  • Sports pitches27
  • Playgrounds5

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
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens12
  • Restaurants & cafés11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,210 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

68 jobs advertised · £32,847 avg

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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

9% low-carbon electricity

Gas 91% · Wind 7% · Solar 3%

358 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Vale of Glamorgan:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Cowbridge railway station · 0.0 km

    Cowbridge railway station served the town of Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales between 1865 and 1965. It opened along with the line on 30 January 1865 after multiple delays, which the engineer of the line bl…

  • Cowbridge Girls School · 0.2 km

    Cowbridge Girls School is a former school in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Designed by Robert Williams and built in 1896, it was the first school for girls built under the Welsh Intermediate Education Act 1889 and has…

  • Cowbridge Town Hall · 0.4 km

    Cowbridge Town Hall is a public building in the High Street of Cowbridge in South Wales. The town hall, which is the meeting place for Cowbridge with Llanblethian Town Council, and also houses the town clerk's office,…

  • Cowbridge (Roman town) · 0.4 km

    Cowbridge was a small castra in Roman Wales within the Roman province of Britannia Superior. Today the contemporary settlement, Cowbridge, has a population of roughly 3,600.

  • Cowbridge · 0.4 km

    Cowbridge is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, approximately 12 miles west of Cardiff city centre. The town has a historic centre and is known for its independent shops, restaurants and cafés. It has also…

  • Church of the Holy Cross, Cowbridge · 0.5 km

    The Church of the Holy Cross is a medieval church in Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. Initially a chapel of ease to Church of St John the Baptist, Llanblethian of Cowbridge as a medieval market town. B…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Cowbridge?
Cowbridge is a town in South Glamorgan, Wales, in the Vale of Glamorgan local authority.
What is the population of Cowbridge?
Cowbridge has an approximate settlement population of 3,804.
How deprived is Cowbridge?
The Vale of Glamorgan local authority, which includes Cowbridge, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.