South Cornelly’s story
2 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside South Cornelly’s built-up area.
9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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South CornellyMid Glamorgan
The village, home to 398 people, lies in Mid Glamorgan, Wales.
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Photo: Colin Pyle · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
398
Census 2021 · Bridgend council
Median home
£226K
18 sales in 3 years
Median age
50.4
24% are 65+ · Mid Glamorgan 20%
Degree level
35%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
3%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is South Cornelly a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, South Cornelly is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 3% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 2 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. Mortgage-free owners make up nearly half of households.
What makes South Cornelly stand out
The 3 things South Cornelly does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
3% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 listed buildings
0 Grade II*; 2.1 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Own outright
Housing
49% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (Wales’s towns 36%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in South Cornelly.
Work & commute
The car carries 95% of commuters in South Cornelly, more than in Mid Glamorgan’s towns or across Wales’s towns
3%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For every resident in work, South Cornelly has 1.2 jobs. Nearly a quarter of commuters travelled under 5 km, below Mid Glamorgan’s towns (35%) and Wales’s towns (41%) alike. In 2026, 2.7% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits. Work in town: 4% of resident commuters.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving95%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
23%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
25%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£42K
mean household income, before tax
2.7%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
South Cornelly is a town of owners: 83% of households own their home, above Mid Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns
£226Kmedian sale
Social housing holds 1% of households, below both Mid Glamorgan’s towns (15%) and Wales’s towns (18%). Behind the median of £226,000: 18 standard sales inside South Cornelly’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £763 a month across the Bridgend council area.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
South Cornelly£226K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £219,500 | 14 |
83%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
16%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£763
average private rent a month, Bridgend council area
£2,478
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violence is recorded more often in South Cornelly than in Mid Glamorgan’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 44.4 per 1,000 residents a year
44.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences were nearly three fifths of the crimes. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 39 crimes and 5 reports of anti-social behaviour inside South Cornelly’s built-up area. Homes saw 12.6 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, above both Mid Glamorgan’s towns (10.4) and Wales’s towns (10.7).
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual23
Public order4
Damage & arson3
Other theft3
Vehicle crime2
Weapons2
Bicycle theft1
Other crime1
Anti-social5
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
44.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
13.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
39
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
Disability is less common in South Cornelly, 19% of residents, than in Mid Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns
82%good or very good health
Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 5.5% of the town. 82% of South Cornelly’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Mid Glamorgan’s towns (77%) and Wales’s towns (78%) alike. This Mid Glamorgan town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.6 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 82%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | South Cornelly | Mid Glamorgan | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.5% | 8.2% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 23% | 22% |
Welsh towns’ Health Grades use ONS’s small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for 2019 to 2023, and two Census 2021 measures, bad health and disability, adjusted for age. English towns’ also use OHID’s small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy among them.
History
Most of South Cornelly is newer: only 9% of homes were built before 1919, below Mid Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns
2listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Its heritage register entries (2 listed buildings) are all Grade II. For its size, South Cornelly has 50 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above Mid Glamorgan’s towns (8) and Wales’s towns (18) alike.
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
9%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
50
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Fewer children live in South Cornelly than in Mid Glamorgan’s towns or Wales’s towns: 14% are under 15
50.4median age
People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. South Cornelly has a median age of 50.4. Those 65 and older account for 24% of residents. 35% of adults hold a degree, above Mid Glamorgan’s towns (28%) and Wales’s towns (31%) alike.
South CornellyMid GlamorganWales
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications17%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level35%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| South Cornelly | Mid Glamorgan | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 25% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 20% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 24% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.2% | 5.3% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 28% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Mid Glamorgan and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about South Cornelly
13pages on South Cornelly
The big questions
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Kenfig Castle and 4 more in and around South Cornelly
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near South Cornelly. Best known first.
CastleKenfig Castle2.6 km outside town, to the northwest
Theme parkConey Beach Funfair2.8 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumPorthcawl Museum3.1 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumCefn Junction4.4 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionHMV Altmark4.3 km outside town, to the northwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Kenfig Castle: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coney Beach Funfair: WillMcC at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About South Cornelly
Village in Mid Glamorgan, Wales
South Cornelly is a built-up area of 398 people, in the Bridgend council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 398 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Bridgend
- County
- Mid Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000593
South Cornelly’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
PylePorthcawlCoedhirwaunCefn CribwrOgmore-by-SeaPen-y-faiBridgendSouth Cornelly
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Cornelly | 398 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pyle | 14,075 | 1.2 | D | B+ | C− | D |
| Porthcawl | 15,797 | 1.8 | D | C− | C | C |
| Coedhirwaun | 1,270 | 2.6 | — | D | A+ | C+ |
| Cefn Cribwr | 1,379 | 2.7 | — | B | B+ | D |
| Ogmore-by-Sea | 1,356 | 4.5 | — | D | A | A |
| Pen-y-fai | 2,301 | 4.9 | — | C | A | C+ |
| Bridgend | 51,751 | 5.4 | C− | B− | C− | C− |
Coedhirwaun, Cefn Cribwr, Ogmore-by-Sea and Pen-y-fai have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about South Cornelly
How many listed buildings are there in South Cornelly?
2 on Cadw’s list. That is 2.1 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is South Cornelly expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £226,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
How much is council tax in South Cornelly?
Band D council tax in South Cornelly is £2,478 for 2026–27, more than in 59% of UK towns (the Bridgend council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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