CF61 postcode area guide — Vale of Glamorgan
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CF61 postcode district in Vale of Glamorgan — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CF61
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
91.3%
Gigabit-capable
91%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the CF61 postcode district (Vale of Glamorgan) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 227 postcodes Ofcom measures in CF61, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 91%.
Around 0% of premises in CF61 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in CF61
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CF61 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| CF61 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| CF61 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| CF61 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| CF61 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| CF61 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| CF61 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| CF61 1AW | 100% | 100% |
| CF61 1BA | 100% | 100% |
| CF61 1BB | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Vale of Glamorgan
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Vale Of Glamorgan district (65,659 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
86.2%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
72.8%
Voice indoors — all networks
91.4%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CF61
Police recorded 56 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CF61 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 25 | 44.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 7 | 12.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 | 10.7% |
| Public order | 6 | 10.7% |
| Shoplifting | 4 | 7.1% |
| Weapons possession | 3 | 5.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 3.6% |
| Burglary | 1 | 1.8% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in CF61
Based on 106 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CF61 is £283,000, up 2.9% on the previous year (£275,000).
Detached
£365,000
34 sales
Semi-detached
£278,000
40 sales
Terraced
£219,950
29 sales
Latest recorded sales in CF61
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £315,000 | Semi-detached | Fairfield Rise | CF61 2XG |
| 8 May 2026 | £492,500 | Detached | Ham Lane South | CF61 1RP |
| 6 May 2026 | £269,950 | Semi-detached | Four Acre | CF61 2XN |
| 5 May 2026 | £238,000 | Semi-detached | Caer Worgan | CF61 2SP |
| 1 May 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced | Caer Worgan | CF61 2SP |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £526,600 | Semi-detached | CF61 2XR | |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £324,500 | Semi-detached | West Street | CF61 1SP |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £414,000 | Detached | Plasnewydd Walk | CF61 2YW |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £350,000 | Detached | Flanders Road | CF61 1RL |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £312,500 | Terraced | Tudor Place | CF61 1TL |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Vale of Glamorgan demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Vale of Glamorgan district (131,938 residents, 57,449 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.6% |
| 15–29 | 20.2% |
| 30–44 | 18.6% |
| 45–64 | 20.7% |
| 65+ | 22% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 71.9% |
| Private rented | 15.7% |
| Social rented | 5.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CF61
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Illtyd Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | CF61 1ST |
| Llantwit Major School | Not applicable | — | — | CF61 1TQ |
| Ysgol Gymraeg Dewi Sant | Not applicable | — | — | CF61 1TQ |
| Atlantic College | Not applicable | — | — | CF61 1WF |
| Ysgol y Ddraig | Not applicable | — | — | CF61 1TQ |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in CF61
62 rated food businesses operate in CF61. 36 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Beach Cafe, Blue Lias Farm, Boverton Castle, Cafe Unwind, Chatty Caffi.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CF61
From a sample of 188 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 CF61 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 40% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
2%
Band C
38%
Band D
46%
Band E
13%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Vale of Glamorgan
Landlines around CF61 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.