Housing in CF71 7FU
What the homes in CF71 7FU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Cowbridge
- Council
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,698 (2024)
CF71 7FUCowbridge
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (60.4%). Flats make up 5.2%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
81.5% of households in the CF71 7FU area own their home, above the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 12.7% of households, below the Wales figure of 17%. 53.7% own outright and 27.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned81.5%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.7%0.3%
- Private rented12.7%17%
- Social rented5.1%16.5%
- Lives rent free0%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.3% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (24.1%). 22.4% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CF71 7FU (Cowbridge) (about 1,698 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.