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Housing in CF62 5BN

What the homes in CF62 5BN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Barry Island
Council
Vale of Glamorgan
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,406 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (49.2%). Flats make up 22.4%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.

CF62 5BNWales
Detached5.5%28.5%
Semi-detached22.6%32.1%
Terraced49.2%26.6%
Purpose-built flat22%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

71.4% of households in the CF62 5BN area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 14.9% of households, below the Wales figure of 17%. 9.3% own outright and 62.1% with a mortgage.

CF62 5BN
71%
15%
13%
Wales
  • Owned71.4%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.3%
  • Private rented14.9%17%
  • Social rented13.1%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

CF62 5BNWales
Owned outright9.3%38%
With a mortgage or loan62.1%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.1%14.5%
Other private rented1.8%2.5%
From the council1.3%8.7%
From a housing association11.8%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 30.1% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

CF62 5BNWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.8%). 31.3% of households include dependent children.

CF62 5BNWales
Living alone, under 6627.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over2.3%14.6%
Couple, no children27.6%16.5%
Couple with dependent children20.6%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.4%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children10.7%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over1%10.2%
Sharers and other households4.7%5.6%
Rents

Private rents in Vale of Glamorgan

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Vale of Glamorgan (August 2026, +2.7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Vale of GlamorganWales
All homes£982£846
One bedroom£726£636
Two bedrooms£888£779
Three bedrooms£997£890
Four or more£1,478£1,247
Detached£1,341£1,083
Semi-detached£996£877
Terraced£946£833
Flat or maisonette£806£706
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CF62 5BN (Barry Island) (about 2,406 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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