Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:56 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:16 am – 4:06 pm
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People6,556 residentsin the Cowbridge census areaMedian age 52.52,886 households82% of homes owner-occupied53% owned outright6% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 2,704 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 47% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages52% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,353 mm of rain a year, 44 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December38 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMynydd Bychanmountain · 1.8 miCoed y Graigwoodland · under a mileCoed Manselwoodland · under a mileVale of Glamorganvalley · 1.5 miCrack Hillhill · 2.1 miLlanblethian Hillhill · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCowbridge Physic Gardenspark · 2.2 miStarling Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 16 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes84 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201825 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202650 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.4 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband51% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,310 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation42 m138 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 28 to 109 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrincess Of Wales Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryCowbridge & Vale Medical Practice2.0 miPharmacyCowbridge Pharmacy2.0 miDentistCowbridge Orthodontics LTD2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLlangan Primary School123 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughYsgol Llanhari647 pupils2.1 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL8.6 miRailway stationPencoed2.6 miBus stationBridgend Bus Station Stand 114.7 miFerryBarry Waterfront Ferry Terminal11 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF71 postcode district.
