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St Athan

St Athan is a village in South Glamorgan, Wales. It has 8 bus stops and Llantwit Major railway station 4.5 km away. There were around 28 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 St Athan 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: 20° / 11° · 37% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 15° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:37

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

4US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

Crime

31 reported · July 2026 138% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences14
  • Anti-social behaviour6
  • Public order5
  • Other theft3

Neighbourhood team: St. Athan · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Hare coursing, wildlife crime and rural crime
  • Road Safety & Speeding

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

31 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

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

Live trains from Llantwit Major (4.0 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 (1.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (10.1 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

6 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

  • Swimming pools4
  • Sports pitches7
  • 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)

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

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,210 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

18 jobs advertised · £46,189 avg

e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - 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

50% low-carbon electricity

Gas 50% · Wind 46% · Nuclear 3% · Biomass 1%

196 gCO₂/kWh · 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

  • St Athan · 0.1 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…

  • St Tathan's Church · 0.2 km

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

  • Gileston railway station · 0.6 km

    Gileston railway station was a railway station that served the village of Gileston in South Wales.

  • Gileston Manor · 1.0 km

    Gileston Manor is a manor and country house located in the small village of Gileston near St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.

  • East Camp · 1.0 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…

  • Gileston · 1.0 km

    Gileston is a small Welsh village near West Aberthaw in the Vale of Glamorgan on the coast of South Wales.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

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