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 – 4:07 pm
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People6,138 residentsin the Ogmore-by-Sea & Llandow census areaMedian age 49.82,576 households86% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright6% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,851 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 51% go by car, 3% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages53% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C1,179 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December34 days of air frost, 8 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 · under a mileBlaen Alunwater · under a mileLlanblethian Hillhill · 1.3 miCrack Hillhill · 1.7 miVale of Glamorganvalley · 1.7 miHilton Plantationswoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCowbridge Physic Gardenspark · 1.9 miSeaview Parkpark · 3.7 miMill Lay Commonpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes83 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201826 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202648 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.8 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,724 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation58 m190 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 94 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrincess Of Wales Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryCowbridge & Vale Medical Practice2 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyCowbridge Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistCowbridge Orthodontics LTD1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt David's Church-In-Wales187 pupils1.7 miAll-throughCowbridge School1,559 pupils2.4 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL7.7 miRailway stationLlantwit Major3.3 miBus stationLlantwit Major Interchange3.3 miFerryBarry Waterfront Ferry Terminal10 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF71 postcode district.
