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CF71 7DQ

Cowbridge · Vale of Glamorgan · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cowbridge
Ward
Cowbridge
Local authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Constituency
Vale of Glamorgan
Postcode district
CF71
Postcode sector
CF71 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF71 7DP 174 m
CF71 7DR 256 m
CF71 7DT 926 m
CF71 7DU 1.3 km
CF71 7GT 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF71 7DQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF71
Postcode sector
CF71 7
Latitude
51.450393
Longitude
-3.416730
British National Grid easting
301,651
British National Grid northing
173,331

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Vale of Glamorgan · W06000014
Electoral ward
Cowbridge · W05001385
Parish or community
W04000658
Westminster constituency
Vale of Glamorgan · W07000110
Output area
W00005735
Lower layer super output area
Vale of Glamorgan 002C · W01001084
Middle layer super output area
Vale of Glamorgan 002 · W02000238

Postcode source versions

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Property

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Church Crescent, St Hilary, Cowbridge, CF71 7DQ 30 August 2018 £375,000
5, Church Crescent, St Hilary, Cowbridge, CF71 7DQ 21 August 2009 £282,500
8, Church Crescent, St Hilary, Cowbridge, CF71 7DQ 25 August 2006 £269,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Cowbridge Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    2.0 km

  2. Llanfair C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    2.2 km

  3. Ysgol Iolo Morganwg

    Welsh establishment

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 6
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

8 female, 5 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
1.6
CF71 7 residents
9,573

Age bands in CF71 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

1,561 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

819 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.6%

1,704 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

2,773 residents

Age 65 and over
29.3%

2,847 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CF71 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • COWBRIDGE & VALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    COWBRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE, THE BROADSHOARD, COWBRIDGE, CF71 7DA

    ODS code W97038

    3.0 km

  • WESTERN VALE FAMILY PRACTICE

    THE BROADSHOARD, COWBRIDGE, CF71 7DA

    ODS code W97052

    3.0 km

  • ST ATHAN MEDICAL FACILITY

    ST ATHAN MEDICAL FACILTY, ST ATHAN, BARRY, CF62 4WA

    ODS code W00198

    4.3 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Hilary Granary

    BCT · St Hilary

    0.1 miles

  • St Hilary Junction

    BCT · St Hilary

    0.4 miles

  • St Hilary Junction

    BCT · St Hilary

    0.4 miles

  • Cowbridge Garage

    BCT · Hollybush

    0.7 miles

  • Cowbridge Garage

    BCT · Hollybush

    0.7 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Cowbridge Comprehensive School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 6 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.