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Housing in CF62 5UW

What the homes in CF62 5UW 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
2,246 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (38.1%). Flats make up 21.9%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.

CF62 5UWWales
Detached10.7%28.5%
Semi-detached29.2%32.1%
Terraced38.1%26.6%
Purpose-built flat13.5%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.9%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.5%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64.2% of households in the CF62 5UW area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 22.4% of households, above the Wales figure of 17%. 28.7% own outright and 35.4% with a mortgage.

CF62 5UW
64%
22%
13%
Wales
  • Owned64.2%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.3%
  • Private rented22.4%17%
  • Social rented12.8%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

CF62 5UWWales
Owned outright28.7%38%
With a mortgage or loan35.4%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.7%14.5%
Other private rented2.7%2.5%
From the council5.1%8.7%
From a housing association7.7%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.7% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

CF62 5UWWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (18.6%). 27.7% of households include dependent children.

CF62 5UWWales
Living alone, under 6618.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12%14.6%
Couple, no children17.2%16.5%
Couple with dependent children18.3%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children9.4%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.8%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.3%10.2%
Sharers and other households6.5%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 5UW (Barry Island) (about 2,246 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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