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Lower Penarth & Sully

Middle area

East Vale of Glamorgan. 10,571 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 10 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 95% of people in Lower Penarth & Sully live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£402,500
Joint 1,879th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,162
Joint 1,046th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
95%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
78.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Lower Penarth & Sully

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lower Penarth & Sully at a rate of 44.0 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 offences191
Other crime109
Anti-social behaviour61
Vehicle crime36
Criminal damage and arson34
Burglary25
Drug offences4
Shoplifting3
Robbery2
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Lower Penarth & Sully compares

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

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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. Lower Penarth & Sully is £402,500.
£402,5004th most expensive
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. Lower Penarth & Sully is 10,162.
10,1625th 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%. Lower Penarth & Sully is 95.0%.
95%4th fewest 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%. Lower Penarth & Sully is 78.9%.
78.9%3rd lowest

Is Lower Penarth & Sully safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lower Penarth & Sully at a rate of 44.0 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, 67 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lower Penarth & Sully.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (191), other crime (109) and anti-social behaviour (61).

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 Lower Penarth & Sully 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
Lower Penarth & Sully in brief

The median price paid for a home in Lower Penarth & Sully was £402,500 in 2025.

Lower Penarth & Sully had 10,162 usual residents at the census.

About 95% of people in Lower Penarth & Sully live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Lower Penarth & Sully, 78.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.