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Cowbridge · Vale of Glamorgan

Cowbridge: your neighbourhood

Cowbridge electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 52% here, compared with 37.3% across Vale of Glamorgan (14.7 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 32.9% here, compared with 22% across Vale of Glamorgan (11 percentage points higher).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 8.9% here, compared with 16.7% across Vale of Glamorgan (7.8 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

32.9%

21 March 2021 · Cowbridge

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,160 out of 6,556.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.1%

21 March 2021 · Cowbridge

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

268 out of 6,556.

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People counted in the census

6,556

21 March 2021 · Cowbridge

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

6,556 out of 6,556.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

52%

21 March 2021 · Cowbridge

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

2,831 out of 5,442.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

41.6%

21 March 2021 · Cowbridge

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,201 out of 2,885.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

8.9%

21 March 2021 · Cowbridge

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

256 out of 2,885.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

48.4%

21 March 2021 · Cowbridge

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,630 out of 5,437.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

49.6%

21 March 2021 · Cowbridge

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,699 out of 5,437.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2.1%

21 March 2021 · Cowbridge

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

114 out of 5,437.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

10.9%

21 March 2021 · Cowbridge

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

593 out of 5,442.

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Homes rented privately

12%

21 March 2021 · Cowbridge

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

345 out of 2,888.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

36.9%

21 March 2021 · Cowbridge

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,004 out of 5,437.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

6%

21 March 2021 · Cowbridge

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

160 out of 2,888.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2%

21 March 2021 · Cowbridge

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

108 out of 5,437.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Cowbridge ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

192 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 209 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Cowbridge ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 25 mapped crimes in September 2024; 21 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Cowbridge
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024251
October 2024170
November 2024181
December 2024134
January 2025173
February 2025242
March 2025192
April 2025134
May 2025154
June 2025142
July 2025173
August 2025173
September 2025143
October 2025181
November 2025116
December 2025132
January 2026191
February 2026152
March 2026203
April 2026192
May 2026133
June 2026141
July 2026153
August 2026213
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Cowbridge
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime78
public order27
other theft20
criminal damage arson16
shoplifting16
burglary15
other crime8
vehicle crime8
robbery2
drugs1
theft from the person1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Vale of Glamorgan →