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Gibbonsdown

Middle area

East Vale of Glamorgan. 9,453 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Gibbonsdown live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£215,000
Joint 1,831st cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,352
Joint 1,749th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Gibbonsdown

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gibbonsdown at a rate of 87.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 73.3 per 1,000 people across Vale of Glamorgan.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences403
Other crime180
Criminal damage and arson71
Anti-social behaviour67
Vehicle crime34
Burglary25
Drug offences24
Robbery10
Shoplifting6
Theft from the person6

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Gibbonsdown compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

GibbonsdownMiddle
Median sale price15 middle areas, Vale of Glamorgan · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Vale of Glamorgan15 areas from £190,000 to £499,950. The middle area is £295,000. Gibbonsdown is £215,000.
£215,0002nd cheapest
Population15 middle areas, Vale of Glamorgan · 2021
Population: every middle area in Vale of Glamorgan15 areas from 5,301 to 11,638. The middle area is 8,766. Gibbonsdown is 9,352.
9,3526th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares15 middle areas, Vale of Glamorgan · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Vale of Glamorgan15 areas from 10.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Gibbonsdown is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage15 middle areas, Vale of Glamorgan · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Vale of Glamorgan15 areas from 67.4% to 99.6%. The middle area is 95.6%. Gibbonsdown is 99.6%.
99.6%highest

Is Gibbonsdown safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Gibbonsdown at a rate of 87.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 73.3 per 1,000 people across Vale of Glamorgan.

Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 77 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Gibbonsdown.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (403), other crime (180) and criminal damage and arson (71).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Vale of Glamorgan

These figures are published for the whole of Vale of Glamorgan, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Vale of Glamorgan and not Gibbonsdown alone. See Vale of Glamorgan

Average house price
£300,358
Up 3.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,656
169th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
Joint 140th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
135,362
No change in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Gibbonsdown in brief

The median price paid for a home in Gibbonsdown was £215,000 in 2025.

Gibbonsdown had 9,352 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Gibbonsdown live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Gibbonsdown, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.