Vale of Glamorgan noise and liveability
Cardiff. Aircraft and road noise, affordability, schools, crime and access, from published sources.
| Sky Score | 5.7 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Quiet skies | 5.0 / 10 |
| Affordability | 5.7 / 10Scored against borough prices across the whole country, not just this city - 4 of 4 here by price, cheapest first |
| Growth | 7.4 / 10Price trend after inflation (real terms), scored against every borough Sky Score covers in this currency, not just this city - 1 of 4 here by trend, fastest-rising first |
| Liveability | 6.4 / 10 |
| Average price | £303,112HM Land Registry HPI |
| Price trend | +6.2% year on yearHM Land Registry HPI |
| Aircraft noise band | ModerateEstimated from airport geometry; DEFRA Round 4 does not map this airport |
| Recorded crime | 60.8ONS Table C4, per 1,000 residents per year |
| Transport access | ModerateNaPTAN, share of postcodes within 800 m of a station |
| Healthcare access | ModerateNHS ODS |
See it on the map. Noise contours, flight corridors and every neighbourhood in Cardiff.
Open Vale of Glamorgan on the Sky Score mapWhere these numbers come from
Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026 vintage, Open Government Licence v3.0; Aviation noise context: ESTIMATED from Cardiff Airport (CWL) runway 12/30 geometry, with the distance ladder floored at the smallest published DEFRA Round 4 footprint because this airport is below the threshold DEFRA maps at all; NOT a DEFRA sample at this address; Crime: ONS Crime in England and Wales, Police Force Area data tables, year ending March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; Liveability (3 of 4 inputs): ONS Crime in England and Wales, Table C4; NaPTAN rail, metro and tram access within 800 m; NHS Organisation Data Service GP practices within 500 m. Any absent input has its weight redistributed, not defaulted; Air quality: DEFRA background pollution maps (PCM), Open Government Licence v3.0; Inflation: ONS CPIH 12-month rate, all items (series L55O, dataset MM23), July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; Postcode resolution: postcodes.io (Open Government Licence v3.0)
Methodology version 5.2. Full method: API reference. Figures are for the whole borough; a single address can differ, and the map shows postcode-level detail.