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Affluence in CF64 5BQ

How CF64 5BQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Lower Penarth & Sully
Council
Vale of Glamorgan
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,595 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off CF64 5BQ is

On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, the CF64 5BQ area scores 10.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of Wales. Scores are ranked within Wales only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
10.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Access to services6.0
  • Community safety9.0
  • Income10.0
  • Employment10.0
  • Education and skills10.0
  • Health and disability10.0
  • Living environment10.0
  • Housing10.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£51,967
Before tax, all sources
Wales
£44,854
Above the national average
Higher than
48%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

47.2% of adults in the CF64 5BQ area are in work, broadly in line with the Wales average of 51.9%. 40.1% are retired and 5.3% are full-time students.

CF64 5BQWales
Employee, full-time26.9%31.9%
Employee, part-time10.5%11.8%
Self-employed9.7%8.2%
Unemployed2%2.5%
Full-time student5.3%7.9%
Retired40.1%24.7%
Looking after home or family3%4.3%
Long-term sick or disabled1.1%5.9%
Other1.4%2.9%
Occupations

Social grade

56.3% of adults in the CF64 5BQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the Wales average of 29.6%.

CF64 5BQWales
Higher managerial & professional27.4%10.2%
Lower managerial & professional28.9%19.4%
Intermediate12.1%11.6%
Small employers & self-employed10%10.1%
Lower supervisory & technical2.3%6.2%
Semi-routine6.1%13.1%
Routine4%13.2%
Never worked & long-term unemployed4.4%8.5%
Full-time students4.8%7.6%
Education

Highest qualification

56.2% of adults in the CF64 5BQ area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the Wales average of 31.5%. 8.2% have no qualifications.

CF64 5BQWales
Degree level or above56.2%31.5%
A level or equivalent11%17.2%
GCSE grade 4/C or above12.3%14.4%
Below GCSE grade 4/C6.1%8.7%
Apprenticeship3.7%5.6%
Other qualifications2.5%2.7%
No qualifications8.2%19.9%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CF64 5BQ (Lower Penarth & Sully) (about 1,595 residents).

Sources: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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