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Local servicesHospitalThe Barry Hospital6.7 miGP surgerySt Athan Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacyGreat House Pharmacy2.0 miDentistY Bont Faen Dental Surgery2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryLlanfair Primary School142 pupilsright herePrimaryYsgol Iolo Morganwg195 pupils1.8 miAll-throughCowbridge School1,559 pupils2.1 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL4.7 miRailway stationLlantwit Major2.5 miBus stationLlantwit Major Interchange2.5 miFerryBarry Waterfront Ferry Terminal7.4 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF71 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF71 postcode district.

County or areaVale of Glamorgan
Postcode districtCF71
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:56 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:16 am – 4:07 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C1,171 mm of rain a year, 37 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December33 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 21°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMynydd Bychanmountain · 3.3 miWalls Poollake · 3.1 miCoed Hillshill · 1.7 miPwll Marlwater · 1.5 miCoed yr Arglwyddwoodland · under a mileSt Hilary Downhill · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCowbridge Physic Gardenspark · 2.0 miSeaview Parkpark · 2.9 miMill Lay Commonpark · 2.9 miAberthin Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 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 201829 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Feb 202645 mi away, Chard, SomersetSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.0 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.9 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
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 10 to 67 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50






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