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Vale of Glamorgan: its 15 neighbourhoods compared

Typical resale prices, how affluent each neighbourhood is today and the signs of change against Vale of Glamorgan as a whole, from official records, as of 3 October 2026. Typical house prices run from £182,500 in Barry East to £490,000 in Cowbridge.

A&E patients seen within 4 hours

56.8%

University Hospital of Wales, the A&E nearest most of the council's residents, in September 2026 (Wales 50.1%). The NHS standard is 95%.

Red calls (immediately life-threatening): ambulance response

9 min 2 s

Median, Cardiff & Vale health board, Sep 2026 (Wales 9 min 32 s).

Homes at high or medium flood risk

0.4%

259 homes from rivers and the sea in 2025; 22nd of 22 councils in Wales.

Extra deaths in winter

23.2%

Average winter rise in deaths, 2014/15 to 2018/19 (Wales 21.1%).

Neighbourhoods in Vale of Glamorgan

NeighbourhoodTypical houseTypical flatAffluence todaySigns of gentrification
Barry Dyfan & Illtyd£297,500–Among the most affluentSome signs
Barry East£182,500£119,500Below average incomeFew signs
Barry Island£260,000£158,000AffluentFew signs
Barry West£237,500£134,500Middle incomeClear signs
Cowbridge£490,000–Among the most affluentSome signs
Dinas Powys£341,000£205,000Among the most affluentMoving the other way
Gibbonsdown£212,000–Below average incomeClear signs
Llandough & Cogan£325,000£156,500Among the most affluentFew signs
Llantwit Major£280,500–AffluentMixed signs
Lower Penarth & Sully£415,000£182,250Among the most affluentFew signs
Ogmore-by-Sea & Llandow£465,000–Among the most affluentMixed signs
Palmerstown£223,625–Middle incomeFew signs
Penarth£430,000£197,000Among the most affluentFew signs
Peterston-super-Ely & Wenvoe£440,000–Among the most affluentClear signs
Rhoose & Airport£259,000–AffluentClear signs

Prices are each neighbourhood's median resale price of houses and of flats over its latest three-year window; a dash means too few sales. Affluence today and the gentrification reading are from each neighbourhood's own page, where every figure has its source. Where these readings sit among every neighbourhood: the gentrification league table.

A&E waiting times at the hospitals nearest Vale of Glamorgan's residents

A&ENearest toSeen within 4 hoursNationWaited over 12 hours
University Hospital of Wales98,931 residents (7.2 km from the nearest)56.8% in September 2026Wales 50.1%9.4%
The Royal Glamorgan Hospital18,194 residents (10.0 km from the nearest)59% in September 2026Wales 50.1%14.6%
Princess of Wales Hospital14,819 residents (6.0 km from the nearest)48.2% in September 2026Wales 50.1%15.1%
A&E patients seen within 4 hours: University Hospital of Wales against Wales: University Hospital of Wales 59.5% (Oct 2024) to 56.8% (Sep 2026); Wales 56.5% (Oct 2024) to 50.1% (Sep 2026).50.6%62.9%Sep 2026Jan 2026May 2025Oct 2024University Hospital of Wales56.8%Wales50.1%
Attendances at major emergency departments in the Welsh Government's emergency department statistics (StatsWales). The NHS standard is 95%.
A&E patients seen within 4 hours: The Royal Glamorgan Hospital against Wales: The Royal Glamorgan Hospital 60.9% (Oct 2024) to 59% (Sep 2026); Wales 56.5% (Oct 2024) to 50.1% (Sep 2026).50.3%64.6%Sep 2026Jan 2026May 2025Oct 2024The Royal Glamorgan Hospital59%Wales50.1%
Attendances at major emergency departments in the Welsh Government's emergency department statistics (StatsWales). The NHS standard is 95%.

Each of the council's neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas) is matched to its nearest major A&E in a straight line, not by travel time or catchment. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. A&E waiting times: NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, Emergency Care Data Set performance (experimental statistics); Welsh Government, StatsWales, emergency department performance; Public Health Scotland, monthly A&E activity and waiting times. All Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ambulance response times

  • Ambulance service Vale of Glamorgan is covered by Cardiff & Vale health board. Response times are published for the whole board or trust, not by council.
  • Red calls (immediately life-threatening), latest 9 min 2 s (Cardiff & Vale health board, Sep 2026); Wales 9 min 32 s.
Red calls (immediately life-threatening): median response in minutes: Cardiff & Vale health board against Wales: Cardiff & Vale health board 8.4 (Sep 2025) to 9 (Sep 2026); Wales 8.6 (Sep 2025) to 9.5 (Sep 2026).7.89.9Sep 2026May 2026Jan 2026Sep 2025Cardiff & Vale health board9Wales9.5
Welsh Government (StatsWales), from the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust: the red category began with the new response model in July 2025. The target for red calls is a median of 6 to 8 minutes and a 90th percentile under 20 minutes.

GP appointments: how soon people are seen

  • GP appointments Not published by practice or council for Wales.

Fire and rescue response times

  • Response to fires Not published as data for Wales (the Welsh Government says attendance times will follow on StatsWales).

Homes at risk of flooding

  • Homes at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea 259 (0.4% of the council's homes) in 2025, with flood defences.
  • Where it ranks 22nd highest share of 22 councils in Wales.
  • Homes at high or medium risk from surface water 1,704 in 2025 (Wales counts surface water separately; England publishes no such count by council).
Homes at high or medium flood risk from rivers and the sea, share of homes: Vale of Glamorgan among Wales's councils: Flintshire 1.6%; Bridgend 1.6%; Isle of Anglesey 1.2%; Caerphilly 1.0%; Torfaen 1.0%; Blaenau Gwent 0.9%; Swansea 0.8%; Wrexham 0.8%; Cardiff 0.8%; Pembrokeshire 0.7%; Vale of Glamorgan 0.4%. Reference lines: Wales.Flintshire1.6%Bridgend1.6%Isle of Anglesey1.2%Caerphilly1.0%Torfaen1.0%Blaenau Gwent0.9%Swansea0.8%Wrexham0.8%Cardiff0.8%Pembrokeshire0.7%Vale of Glamorgan0.4%Wales
Residential properties at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea with defences, as a share of each council's homes (Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock). Shown: Vale of Glamorgan and the councils ranked nearest it; all 22 are listed below.
Homes at flood risk from rivers and the sea in Vale of Glamorgan, by band: High 12%, Medium 13%, Low 75%.12%13%75%High · 12%Medium · 13%Low · 75%
Residential properties in each band of risk with defences: high is a chance of flooding of 3.3% or more each year, medium 1% to 3.3%, low 0.1% to 1%.
Homes at high or medium flood risk in Vale of Glamorgan, 2025 and the 2120 forecast: Rivers and the sea 259 to 905; Surface water and small watercourses 1,704 to 2,319.Rivers and the sea259 → 905Surface water and small watercourses1,704 → 2,319
Natural Resources Wales's forecast for 2120 allows for climate change and assumes today's defences. Each row on its own scale.
All 22 councils, ranked
Homes at high or medium flood risk from rivers and the sea, share of homes: Vale of Glamorgan among Wales's councils: Conwy 5.0%; Denbighshire 4.9%; Neath Port Talbot 4.7%; Gwynedd 3.4%; Monmouthshire 2.9%; Powys 2.8%; Carmarthenshire 2.6%; Ceredigion 2.1%; Newport 2.0%; Merthyr Tydfil 1.8%; Rhondda Cynon Taf 1.8%; Flintshire 1.6%; Bridgend 1.6%; Isle of Anglesey 1.2%; Caerphilly 1.0%; Torfaen 1.0%; Blaenau Gwent 0.9%; Swansea 0.8%; Wrexham 0.8%; Cardiff 0.8%; Pembrokeshire 0.7%; Vale of Glamorgan 0.4%. Reference lines: Wales.Conwy5.0%Denbighshire4.9%Neath Port Talbot4.7%Gwynedd3.4%Monmouthshire2.9%Powys2.8%Carmarthenshire2.6%Ceredigion2.1%Newport2.0%Merthyr Tydfil1.8%Rhondda Cynon Taf1.8%Flintshire1.6%Bridgend1.6%Isle of Anglesey1.2%Caerphilly1.0%Torfaen1.0%Blaenau Gwent0.9%Swansea0.8%Wrexham0.8%Cardiff0.8%Pembrokeshire0.7%Vale of Glamorgan0.4%Wales
Residential properties at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea with defences, as a share of each council's homes (Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock).

Natural Resources Wales's flood risk assessment, as published by the Welsh Government (StatsWales, properties at risk of flooding), Open Government Licence v3.0. Homes: Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties, March 2026.

Fuel poverty

  • Fuel poverty Not published for Vale of Glamorgan: the Welsh Government's newest estimates (October 2024) are for Wales as a whole; its last estimates by council were for 2017–18.

Extra deaths in winter

  • Five winters before the pandemic (2014/15 to 2018/19) Deaths in winter were on average 23.2% higher than in the rest of the year here (Wales 21.1%); our own average of the five winters' indexes.
  • Latest winter, 2020/21 35.4% more deaths than in the rest of the year (Wales 30.9%), in the second winter of the pandemic.
Extra deaths in winter (winter mortality index, %): Vale of Glamorgan against Wales: Vale of Glamorgan 7.3 (2010/11) to 35.4 (2020/21); Wales 20.4 (2010/11) to 30.9 (2020/21).7.131.32020/212018/192016/172014/152012/132010/11Vale of Glamorgan35.4Wales30.9
The winter mortality index: deaths from December to March against the average of the four months before and the four after, as a percentage. One winter in a small council swings widely; a gap is a winter with no rise, which the publisher does not index. Office for National Statistics, Winter mortality in England and Wales, Table 10; © Crown copyright 2022. ONS stopped this series in 2023: 2020/21 is the last winter it gives by council.

Postcode districts in Vale of Glamorgan

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Health, flood, fuel poverty and winter figures: the publishers named in each section, Open Government Licence v3.0 unless stated. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.