Electoral wardW05001385Y Bont-faen
Cowbridge ward, The Vale of Glamorgan
Cowbridge is one of 24 electoral wards of The Vale of Glamorgan (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 6,556 residents in 2,886 households — 152 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Vale of Glamorgan constituency.
Residents, 20216,556council ward average 5,498
Households2,8862.27 residents per household
Density152/ km²about 43.02 km² · The Vale of Glamorgan 398
Aged 65+32.9%The Vale of Glamorgan: 22.0% · under 16: 17.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.8% · 250
5–96.2% · 409
10–156.9% · 455
16–193.9% · 255
20–242.9% · 192
25–346.1% · 398
35–4916.7% · 1,093
50–6420.5% · 1,344
65–7416.3% · 1,071
75–8411.7% · 767
85+4.9% · 322
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van9.9% · 285
1 car or van36.2% · 1,046
2 cars or vans38.9% · 1,123
3 or more15.0% · 432
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; The Vale of Glamorgan overall: 71.9% owned, 12.2% social rented, 15.6% private rented.
Owned outright53.0% · 1,531
With mortgage29.2% · 843
Shared ownership0.3% · 9
Social rented5.5% · 160
Private rented11.9% · 345
Type of home
Detached house59.9% · 1,730
Semi-detached house21.6% · 622
Terraced house10.7% · 310
Purpose-built flat4.9% · 140
Converted house1.0% · 28
Other conversion0.8% · 24
Above shop / office1.0% · 28
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001385- Council
- The Vale of Glamorgan
- Constituency
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Y Bont-faen
- Density rank in council
- 20 of 24
Communities in the ward
Cowbridge with LlanblethianLlanfairPenllyn
Other wards in the same constituency
BBaruc18.9% aged 65+ · 75.9% owned8,663BButtrills18.4% aged 65+ · 60.6% owned6,184CCadoc16.5% aged 65+ · 63.0% owned9,844CCastleland13.7% aged 65+ · 46.8% owned4,912CCourt14.7% aged 65+ · 59.8% owned4,830DDyfan23.4% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned5,508GGibbonsdown16.3% aged 65+ · 51.4% owned5,488IIlltyd23.2% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned7,940LLlandow23.6% aged 65+ · 87.6% owned2,084LLlantwit Major25.1% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned9,940PPeterston-super-Ely26.4% aged 65+ · 89.5% owned1,924RRhoose21.9% aged 65+ · 79.8% owned6,779SSt Athan14.5% aged 65+ · 63.9% owned4,167SSt Bride's Major24.2% aged 65+ · 84.2% owned4,611
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.