Vale of Glamorgan noise and liveability

Cardiff. Aircraft and road noise, affordability, schools, crime and access, from published sources.

5.7Sky Score out of 10
Published measurements for Vale of Glamorgan
Sky Score5.7 / 10
Quiet skies5.0 / 10
Affordability5.7 / 10Scored against borough prices across the whole country, not just this city - 4 of 4 here by price, cheapest first
Growth7.4 / 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
Liveability6.4 / 10
Average price£303,112HM Land Registry HPI
Price trend+6.2% year on yearHM Land Registry HPI
Aircraft noise bandModerateEstimated from airport geometry; DEFRA Round 4 does not map this airport
Recorded crime60.8ONS Table C4, per 1,000 residents per year
Transport accessModerateNaPTAN, share of postcodes within 800 m of a station
Healthcare accessModerateNHS ODS

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Where 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.