CF71 7HY

Cowbridge · Vale of Glamorgan · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
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 7EB 419 m
CF71 7HR 444 m
CF71 7EA 494 m
CF71 7HS 498 m
CF71 7HQ 505 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF71 7HY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF71
Postcode sector
CF71 7
Latitude
51.452390
Longitude
-3.443202
British National Grid easting
299,816
British National Grid northing
173,589

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
W00005734
Lower layer super output area
Vale of Glamorgan 002B · W01001083
Middle layer super output area
Vale of Glamorgan 002 · W02000238

Postcode source versions

Explore CF71

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Lake Farm Barns, St Athan Road, Cowbridge, CF71 7HY 28 June 2023 £810,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ysgol Iolo Morganwg

    Welsh establishment

    744 m
  2. Y Bontfaen Primary

    Welsh establishment

    847 m
  3. Cowbridge Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
110
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 37
  • Shoplifting 14
  • Public order 12
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Criminal damage and arson 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
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

    1.5 km

  • WESTERN VALE FAMILY PRACTICE

    THE BROADSHOARD, COWBRIDGE, CF71 7DA

    ODS code W97052

    1.5 km

  • ST ATHAN MEDICAL FACILITY

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

    ODS code W00198

    4.8 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ysgol Iolo Morganwg

    BCT · Cowbridge

    0.4 miles
  • Ysgol Iolo Morganwg

    BCT · Cowbridge

    0.5 miles
  • Windmill Lane

    BCT · Llanblethian

    0.5 miles
  • Geoffrey Ashe Court

    BCT · Cowbridge

    0.5 miles
  • Geoffrey Ashe Court

    BCT · Cowbridge

    0.5 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £810,000 from 1 recorded sale in CF71 7HY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Vale of Glamorgan is £297,999 in June 2026, up 3.3% year on year.

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ysgol Iolo Morganwg is the nearest published school at 744 m.

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

Recorded crime

110 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 37 events.

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