Wenvoe
Wenvoe is a village in South Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 1,155. There is around 1 restaurant or café and the nearest railway station is Dinas Powys, 3.7 km away. There were around 20 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly criminal damage and arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Wenvoe 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
20°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 20° / 11° · 40% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:36
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Cardiff Centre, United Kingdom
Crime
6 reported · July 2026▲ 20% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences3
- Burglary1
- Other theft1
- Public order1
Neighbourhood team: Wenvoe · South Wales
Local policing priorities
- SHOP LIFTING ASB MCDONALDS
- School Parking issues at pick up and drop off times outside Gwenfo Primary school
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
89 food businesses within 2 miles
- 66 rated 4–5 ★ (50 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Dinas Powys (3.7 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Dinas Powys (3.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£297,999 average▲ 3.3% YoY
Across Vale of Glamorgan · to 2026-06
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 (11.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (5.6 km)
20 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
77 charging locations within ~8 km
- 18 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: InstaVolt Valegate Retail Park (1.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches16
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds3
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
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,210 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
9 jobs advertised · £32,552 avg
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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
85% low-carbon electricity
Wind 61% · Solar 18% · Gas 15% · Nuclear 5%
58 gCO₂/kWh · low 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:
- 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
Notable places nearby
Wenvoe · 0.4 kmWenvoe is a village, community and electoral ward between Barry and Cardiff in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Nearby are the Wenvoe Transmitter near Twyn-yr-Odyn and the site of the former HTV Wales Television Centre a…
Wenvoe railway station · 0.8 kmWenvoe railway station is a former railway station in Wenvoe in south Wales. It was on the Barry Railway between Creigiau and Cadoxton, which ran broadly north–south through Wenvoe. It had two platforms with passing l…
Twyn-yr-Odyn · 1.2 kmTwyn-yr-Odyn is a hamlet in the Vale of Glamorgan, southeast Wales, just beyond the territorial border of western Cardiff. It lies just southwest of Culverhouse Cross, very close to Wenvoe and St Lythans. The Wenvoe T…
St Lythans · 1.2 kmSt Lythans is a hamlet and former parish in the Vale of Glamorgan, southeast Wales, just outside western Cardiff. It lies southwest of Culverhouse Cross, west of Wenvoe and southwest of Twyn-yr-Odyn and is also connec…
Wenvoe Castle Golf Club · 1.3 kmWenvoe Castle Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course near Barry and Wenvoe in the Vale of Glamorgan off the A4050 road, situated to the south of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The club was founded in 1936 around Wenvoe C…
Wenvoe Castle · 1.5 kmWenvoe Castle was a castle and country estate between Barry and Wenvoe, in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. Today the former estate forms the Wenvoe Castle Golf Club. Goldsland lies on its western boundary.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wenvoe?
- Wenvoe is a town in South Glamorgan, Wales, in the Vale of Glamorgan local authority.
- What is the population of Wenvoe?
- Wenvoe has an approximate settlement population of 1,155.
- How deprived is Wenvoe?
- The Vale of Glamorgan local authority, which includes Wenvoe, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.