Listz area intelligence · Wales

Vale of Glamorgan

A data-led view of living in Vale of Glamorgan, bringing property, population, work, crime, energy and local services together in one place.

135,362Population (2025)
£225,000Median terraced price (2025)
74.5%Employment rate
71Median EPC score

Population

Age profile

21,376Aged 5–17
8,050Aged 18–24
79,986Aged 16–64
31,379Aged 65+

Population history

YearTotalAge 65+Age 80+
2021132,49129,2167,656
2022133,55329,7497,855
2023134,60730,2108,006
2024135,31130,9328,366
2025135,36231,3798,623

Property and affordability

Property typeMedian priceSalesFive-year growthPrice/earnings
Detached£455,000555+25.2%11.1×
Semi-detached£290,000559+26.1%7.1×
Terraced£225,000634+25.0%5.5×
Flats and maisonettes£166,750256+19.1%4.1×

Affordability comparisons require at least 100 recorded sales for the property type. A missing ratio does not mean housing is free or unaffordable; it means the sample was insufficient.

Employment and earnings

Labour market

74.5%Employment rate
3.0%Unemployment rate
23.9%Economic inactivity
3.3%Claimant Count rate

Median weekly earnings

£791.00Resident basis
£675.80Workplace basis

Recorded crime

MeasureRate per 1,000Previous rateCount
Anti-social behaviour8.910.01,204
Burglary1.82.3247
Criminal damage and arson6.16.8819
Overall recorded street-level crime63.066.28,529
Robbery0.50.167
Shoplifting7.210.1972
Vehicle crime3.23.4436
Violence and sexual offences27.126.33,672

Police.uk street-level recorded crime. These figures do not capture every offence or directly measure an individual's risk.

Home energy efficiency

Home typeEPCsMedian scoreRated A–CRated E–GImprovement
All homes31,0287160.8%8.2%13 points
Bungalows1,9176743.7%14.0%17 points
Flats7,1367577.1%5.9%2 points
Houses21,6327057.0%8.5%14 points
Maisonettes3437057.7%9.9%4 points

EPC records describe assessed properties rather than every home and do not directly measure energy bills.

Schools, healthcare and care

Schools

61Not applicable schools

0 schools have a current Ofsted report card.

Healthcare locations

Not currently covered for Wales

Older-adult care

CQC care-location coverage is currently available for England only.

What this profile can answer

Use this page to compare the area's housing market, population, work indicators, energy efficiency and service availability. Individual streets and neighbourhoods can differ substantially from council-wide figures.

Sources and limitations

  • Missing datasets are returned as empty arrays and identified by availability flags.
  • Affordability eligibility requires at least 100 sales for the property type.
  • Crime data is street-level recorded crime and is unavailable for Greater Manchester.
  • School, healthcare and care-location sections currently cover England only.
  • Location counts measure registered locations, not service quality, capacity or cost.

Sources include HM Land Registry, ONS and Nomis, Police.uk, MHCLG EPC records, Department for Education, Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission. Data is mapped to the current local-authority geography used by Listz.