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Eglwys-Brewis

Eglwys-Brewis is a village in South Glamorgan, Wales. It is near Llantwit Major railway station, 3.2 km away. There were around 22 recorded street crimes in June 2026, 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 Eglwys-Brewis 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

9°COvercast

  • Today: 10° / 7° · 51% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:42

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

Crime

26 reported · August 2026▲ 160% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences7
  • Anti-social behaviour6
  • Public order5
  • Burglary2

Neighbourhood team: St. Athan · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Road Safety & Speeding
  • Nuisance motorbikes / scooters

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

30 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 21 rated 4–5 ★ (19 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Llantwit Major (4.5 km)
  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Llantwit Major (4.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£300,358 average▲ 3.2% YoY

Across Vale of Glamorgan · to 2026-08

Detached£533,889
Semi-detached£315,604
Terraced£245,422
Flat£154,906

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: 156.9p · Esso (2.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (2.5 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

5 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 60 kW
  • Nearest: Wine Street Car Park (4.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches11
  • Golf courses1
  • 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)

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:

  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour / Independent coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés1

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

12% low-carbon electricity

Gas 88% · Wind 12%

346 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

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Vale of Glamorgan:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • East Camp · 0.2 km

    East Camp is an Ex-MOD housing estate opposite the MOD St Athan main east entrance within St Athan. The housing estate sits between the village of St Athan and Flemingston but does not constitute a village itself. It…

  • Eglwys Brewis · 0.8 km

    Eglwys Brewis is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales. It is located just to the north of the village of St Athan, south of Flemingston and northeast of Llantwit Major. Greenlands and St Mary Church lie t…

  • Flemingston · 1.2 km

    Flemingston is a small village in the Vale of Glamorgan in south Wales. It is located 8.5 miles (13.7 km) northwest by road from the town centre of Barry. It contains the Church of St. Michael the Archangel, the ruins…

  • St Tathan's Church · 1.3 km

    St Tathan's Church is a medieval church in St. Athan, in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is dedicated to Saint Tathan.

  • St Athan · 1.3 km

    St Athan is a village and community in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. The village and its parish church are dedicated to Saint Tathan. The church dates to the 13th–14th century, though an earlier church was dat…

  • MOD St Athan · 1.7 km

    Ministry of Defence St Athan or MOD St Athan, formerly known as Royal Air Force St Athan, or more simply RAF St Athan, is a large Ministry of Defence unit near the village of St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, souther…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

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