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 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,179 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 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 landmarksBeaupre Castlecastle · 1.0 miPwll Marlwater · under a mileSt Hilary Downhill · under a mileCoed Hillshill · under a mileMynydd Bychanmountain · 3.5 miHensol Forestforest · 2.5 miCoed y Torwoodland · under a mileCoed-y-Cwm Chambered Cairnhistoric site · 4.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCowbridge Physic Gardenspark · 1.7 miAberthin Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miDyffryn Gardenspark · 4.7 mi · 24 haSeaview Parkpark · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes82 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201828 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202646 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.5 · 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
Elevation99 m325 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 133 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Barry Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryCowbridge & Vale Medical Practice2 surgeries within 2 miles1.9 miPharmacyGreat House Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistY Bont Faen Dental Surgery1.5 miPolice stationPolice Custody Suite Queens Road.Bridgend6.9 miCash machineTesco Express Cowbridge (Coin)1.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL4.8 miRailway stationLlantwit Major3.9 miBus stationLlantwit Major Interchange3.9 miFerryBarry Waterfront Ferry Terminal7.0 miBus stops7 within a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsCowbridge1.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF71 postcode district.
