East Aberthaw

9°CPartly Cloudy

• Today: 11° / 6° · 13% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:08Sunset 16:45

9h 37m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

11US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Cardiff Centre, United Kingdom

2 reported · August 2026▼ 50% YoY

• Other theft1
• Other crime1

Neighbourhood team: Rhoose · 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)

43 food businesses within 2 miles

• 31 rated 4–5 ★ (27 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Rhoose Cardiff International Airport (2.7 km)
• 1 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 (1.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (1.1 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

13 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 60 kW
• Nearest: Rhoose Interchange Park & Ride Car Park 1 (2.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools2

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

21% low-carbon electricity

Gas 79% · Wind 21%

313 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

6 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in CF62

• St Athan Medical Centre
• West Quay Medical Centre
• The Primary Care Ent Service

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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  The Blue Anchor Inn · 0.0 km

  The Blue Anchor Inn is a Grade II* listed inn in Aberthaw, Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales.

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  Aberthaw · 0.0 km

  Aberthaw is an area containing the villages of East Aberthaw and West Aberthaw, on the coast of South Wales about 5 miles (8 km) west of Barry. It is the location of Aberthaw Cement Works, Aberthaw Lime Works, and Abe…

• Aberthaw High Level railway station · 0.2 km

  Aberthaw High Level railway station was a Vale of Glamorgan Railway station operated by the Barry Railway which served Aberthaw, located near the north shore of the Bristol Channel in the former Welsh county of South…

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  Aberthaw Low Level railway station · 0.2 km

  Aberthaw Low Level railway station was the Taff Vale Railway station which served East Aberthaw, located near the north shore of the Bristol Channel in the Welsh county of Glamorgan.

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  Aberthaw Lime Works · 0.7 km

  Aberthaw Lime Works is a derelict structure, located on the South Wales coast, between Fontygary Bay and Aberthaw Power Station. The structure is a Grade II Listed Building, on the grounds that it is a well-preserved…

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  Aberthaw Cement Works · 0.8 km

  Aberthaw Cement Works are cement works in the Vale of Glamorgan near the village of East Aberthaw in Wales.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)