# CF71 7ET: area report for a postcode in Vale of Glamorgan

CF71 7ET is a postcode in Vale of Glamorgan.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Vale of Glamorgan. Open the map at CF71 7ET for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Vale of Glamorgan](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-glamorgan) › [CF71](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf71) › [CF71 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf71-7)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 40% on July. Vale of Glamorgan 002C: 27 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.4400,51.4608,CF717ET
- **Llantwit Major, 6.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.4400,51.4608,CF717ET
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.4400,51.4608,CF717ET
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 170 m north west. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.4400,51.4608,CF717ET
- **Wales’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Vale of Glamorgan 002C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.4400,51.4608,CF717ET
- **£303,112 average price**: For the whole of Vale of Glamorgan, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.4400,51.4608,CF717ET
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.4400,51.4608,CF717ET
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.4400,51.4608,CF717ET
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CF71 7ET**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.4400,51.4608,CF717ET
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.4400,51.4608,CF717ET
- **6.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.4400,51.4608,CF717ET

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [COWBRIDGE SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cowbridge-school-w6735501) | All-through | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [YSGOL IOLO MORGANWG](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-iolo-morganwg-w6732165) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Y BONT FAEN PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/y-bont-faen-primary-school-w6732151) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £886,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2024 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| March 2024 | £271,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2025 | £499,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| February 2026 | £345,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| March 2026 | £272,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| November 2023 | £1,150,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: COWBRIDGE & VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE (1 km); WESTERN VALE FAMILY PRACTICE (1 km)
- Pharmacies: GREAT HOUSE PHARMACY (550 m); COWBRIDGE PHARMACY (1 km)
- Dental practices: Y BONT FAEN DENTAL SURGERY (350 m); COWBRIDGE DENTAL CARE LIMITED (550 m); COWBRIDGE ORTHODONTICS LTD (750 m)
- Supermarkets: Cook Cowbridge (560 m, Cook); Waitrose Cowbridge (570 m, Waitrose); Tesco Cowbridge Express (630 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £303,112** (July 2026). Vale of Glamorgan’s average house price was £303,112 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 6.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,656** (2025). Full-time workers living in Vale of Glamorgan earned a median of £38,656 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 169th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Vale of Glamorgan costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 143rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 135,362** (2025). Vale of Glamorgan’s population was an estimated 135,362 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). No change in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Vale of Glamorgan 002C (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £468,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Vale of Glamorgan 002C was £468,000 in 2025. Joint 5,731st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,654** (2021). Vale of Glamorgan 002C had 1,654 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,506th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 72.8%** (January 2026). In Vale of Glamorgan 002C, 72.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 1.6%** (August 2026). In Vale of Glamorgan 002C, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## CF71 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £475,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CF71 was £475,000 in 2025. Joint 341st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 9,323** (2021). CF71 had 9,323 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 682nd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in CF71 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 71.3%** (January 2026). In CF71, 71.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Vale of Glamorgan](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-glamorgan)
- Centre: 51.4608, -3.4400

Council: [Vale of Glamorgan](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-glamorgan) (Welsh council, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Vale of Glamorgan](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/vale-of-glamorgan): Kanishka Narayan (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-wales), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.4400,51.4608,CF717ET

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