East Aberthaw

18°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 18° / 17° · 94% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:34

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Cardiff Centre, United Kingdom

5 reported · July 2026▲ 67% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences3
• Other theft2

Neighbourhood team: Rhoose · 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)

43 food businesses within 2 miles

• 32 rated 4–5 ★ (28 top)
• 0 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

£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 (1.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (8.2 km)

4 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)

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)

5,210 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

2 jobs advertised

e.g. Become a Photography Tutor in East Aberthaw – Flexible & Remote, Class 1 Driver

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

11% low-carbon electricity

Gas 89% · Solar 6% · Wind 5%

351 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

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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)