St Fagans
St Fagans is a village in South Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 3,000. It has around 5 restaurants or cafés, 1 bus stop, and Fairwater railway station is 3.7 km away. There were around 27 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the St Fagans area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Cardiff area is more deprived than the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 362,308 residents at roughly 2,571 people per km².
- Council
- Cardiff
- County
- South Glamorgan
- Constituency
- Cardiff West
- Police force
- South Wales
Weather
19°COvercast
- Today: 20° / 12° · 28% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 11° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:39
12h 59m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
34US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Cardiff Centre, United Kingdom
Crime
33 reported · July 2026▲ 18% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences10
- Public order8
- Other theft4
- Criminal damage & arson3
Neighbourhood team: Pentyrch and St. Fagans · South Wales
Local policing priorities
- Road Safety & Speeding
- Anti-Social Behaviour
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
240 reported road collisions (2024)
25 killed or seriously injured · 330 casualties · 6.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
147 food businesses within 2 miles
- 115 rated 4–5 ★ (89 top)
- 7 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Fairwater (3.7 km)
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Fairwater (3.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£270,094 average▲ 2.1% YoY
Across Cardiff · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,169 average monthly rent▲ 3.4% YoY
- 1 bed £902
- 2 bed £1,078
- 3 bed £1,203
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.0 times median annual pay (6.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · BP (9.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (9.4 km)
23 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
58 charging locations within ~8 km
- 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Tesco Extra-Culverhouse Cross (1.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Sports pitches14
- Playgrounds4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
362,308 residents in Cardiff · 2,571/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 67%
- 65+: 14%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in Wales
18% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 28% in the most deprived 20%
Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019
Council tax
Property band mix
Most homes here are Band D (22% of 166,780)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only
Care & health services
1 CQC-registered services
- GP practices1
Source: Care Quality Commission · Cardiff
Council control
Labour majority
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Parks & greens55
- Restaurants & cafés6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
15,230 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£712 median full-time weekly pay
3.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,059 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
49% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 191,815 certificates
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile7.3
- Happiness yesterday7.1
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Cardiff West:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership377 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s300 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership251 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office222 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test212 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Tudor Trader House · 0.7 kmThe Tudor Trader House is a 16th-century house originally constructed at Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, and now relocated at St Fagans National History Museum, Cardiff.
St Teilo's Church, Llandeilo Tal-y-bont · 0.8 kmSt Teilo's Church is a historic building originally located at Llandeilo Tal-y-Bont near Pontarddulais and now reconstructed at St Fagans National History Museum in Cardiff, Wales.
Melin Bompren · 0.8 kmMelin Bompren is a water-powered corn mill, originally located at Cross Inn, Cardiganshire, Wales, but now at the St Fagans National History Museum, Cardiff.
Hendre'r-ywydd Uchaf Farmhouse · 0.8 kmHendre'r Ywydd Uchaf is an early 16th-century cruck house, originally constructed near Llangynhafal, Denbighshire, and now located at St Fagans National History Museum in Cardiff, Wales. One of the interior wooden bea…
Drope · 0.8 kmDrope is a hamlet in the valley of the River Ely in Vale of Glamorgan, southeast Wales, just beyond the territorial border of western Cardiff. It lies immediately east from Michaelston-super-Ely, west of Ely, Cardiff…
Denbigh Cockpit · 0.8 kmDenbigh Cockpit is a reconstructed building at St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The cockpit formerly stood in the yard of the Hawk and Buckle Inn at Vale Street, Denbigh, and is t…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Fagans?
- St Fagans is a town in South Glamorgan, Wales, in the Cardiff local authority.
- How deprived is St Fagans?
- The Cardiff local authority, which includes St Fagans, is more deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.