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Rhoose

Rhoose is a town in South Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 6,160. It has around 2 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and 10 restaurants and cafés, along with 7 bus stops, while the nearest railway station is Rhoose Cardiff International Airport, 0.9 km away. There were around 30 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 Rhoose 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

17°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 21° / 17° · 58% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

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: ozone

Source: WAQI · Cardiff Centre, United Kingdom

Crime

26 reported · July 2026 30% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences8
  • Anti-social behaviour4
  • Public order4
  • Criminal damage & arson3

Neighbourhood team: Rhoose · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Drug dealing and electric bikes sighted in the Rhoose area linked to drug dealing and acting in a antisocial manner.
  • Drug dealing and electric bikes sighted in the Rhoose area linked to drug dealing and acting in a antisocial manner.

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

27 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 17 rated 4–5 ★ (15 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Rhoose Cardiff International Airport (0.4 km)
  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Rhoose Cardiff Airport (0.5 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: 156.9p · Esso (3.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (5.9 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

23 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 60 kW
  • Nearest: Rhoose Interchange Park & Ride Car Park 1 (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches9
  • Playgrounds12

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

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens15
  • Restaurants & cafés9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,210 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

19 jobs advertised · £42,402 avg

e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Care Assistant, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats

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

5% low-carbon electricity

Gas 95% · Wind 5%

375 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

  • Rhoose · 0.3 km

    Rhoose is a village and community near the sea in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, near Barry. The wider community includes villages and settlements such as Font-y-Gary, Penmark, East Aberthaw and Porthkerry. The populat…

  • Rhoose Cardiff International Airport railway station · 0.4 km

    Rhoose Cardiff International Airport railway station serves Cardiff Airport and the village of Rhoose, in the Vale of Glamorgan, South East Wales. The station lies on the Vale of Glamorgan Line, 11+1⁄2 miles (18.5 km)…

  • Font-y-Gary · 0.8 km

    Font-y-Gary, also Fontygary, Fontegary or Fontygari, is a village adjacent to Rhoose, 3 miles (4.8 km) south-west of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, on the coast of South Wales. To the north is Fonmon and Fonmon Castl…

  • Rhoose Point · 1.2 km

    Rhoose Point is a headland and a settlement near the village of Rhoose in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Rhoose Point is the most southerly point of mainland Wales. A permanent notice installed by The Vale of Glamorgan…

  • Cardiff Airport · 1.2 km

    Cardiff Airport is an international airport in Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan, to the south-west of Cardiff, Wales. It is the only airport offering commercial passenger services and cargo services in Wales. The airport is…

  • RAF Rhoose · 1.2 km

    Royal Air Force Rhoose, or more simply RAF Rhoose, is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located near Rhoose, 10 miles (16 km) south west of Cardiff and 2 miles (3 km) east of RAF St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan,…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Rhoose?
Rhoose is a town in South Glamorgan, Wales, in the Vale of Glamorgan local authority.
What is the population of Rhoose?
Rhoose has an approximate settlement population of 6,160.
How deprived is Rhoose?
The Vale of Glamorgan local authority, which includes Rhoose, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.