Broadstreet Common’s story
1 listed building
Cadw lists them inside Broadstreet Common’s built-up area.
3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Broadstreet CommonSouth Glamorgan
It is a village of 390 residents in South Glamorgan, Wales.
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Photo: Alan Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
390
Census 2021 · Cardiff council
Median age
22.1
12% are 65+ · South Glamorgan 16%
Degree level
11%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
29%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Broadstreet Common a good place to live?
Broadstreet Common has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. 11% of adults have a degree-level qualification. On the way to work, 29% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Over-65s are only just over a tenth of the population.
What makes Broadstreet Common stand out
The 3 things Broadstreet Common does most differently from other towns.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (Wales’s towns 31%)
South Glamorgan 39%.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
29% walk, cycle or ride
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 12% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Broadstreet Common.
Who lives here
Children make up 40% of Broadstreet Common, above South Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns
22.1median age
14% of residents are 15 to 24, below South Glamorgan’s towns (16%) but above Wales’s towns (12%). Retirement age and beyond: 12% of residents are 65 or older. The middle age in Broadstreet Common is 22.1.
Broadstreet CommonSouth GlamorganWales
Ages · share of residents
14%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications59%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar7%
Degree level11%
Women and men · all residents
59% women, 41% men
About 71 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Broadstreet Common | South Glamorgan | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 40% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 16% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 27% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 15% | 23% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 16% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 59% | 16% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 4.3% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 7.1% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 11% | 39% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · South Glamorgan and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Benefit claims run higher in Broadstreet Common, 5.7% of 16 to 64s, than in South Glamorgan’s towns or across Wales’s towns
29%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 30% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Each working resident is matched by 56 jobs in Broadstreet Common. 62% of commuters drove, lower than both South Glamorgan’s towns (71%) and Wales’s towns (81%). For a third of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving62%
On foot22%
Bus4%
Train2%
33%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
30%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£50K
mean household income, before tax
5.7%
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
More households in Broadstreet Common live in social housing than in South Glamorgan’s towns or Wales’s towns: 53%
£0Kmedian sale
36% of households own their home, lower than both South Glamorgan’s towns (61%) and Wales’s towns (65%). The private rented sector houses 8% of households. Private rents average £1,177 a month across the Cardiff council area.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Broadstreet Common£0K
Typical UK town£277K
36%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
8%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£1,177
average private rent a month, Cardiff council area
£2,013
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
Burglary and damage hit Broadstreet Common harder than South Glamorgan’s towns or Wales’s towns: 19.7 per 1,000 residents a year
45.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences made up 57% of the total. Violent crime ran at 45.3 per 1,000 residents a year, above South Glamorgan’s towns (21.4) and Wales’s towns (33.8) alike. Police recorded 28 crimes inside Broadstreet Common’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 4 reports of anti-social behaviour.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual16
Damage & arson3
Other theft3
Public order2
Burglary2
Vehicle crime1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social4
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.
45.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
19.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
11.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
28
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
Bad health is more common in Broadstreet Common than in South Glamorgan’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 16% of residents
72%good or very good health
72% of people in Broadstreet Common rate their own health good or very good. At the census, 24% of people here had a disability, above South Glamorgan’s towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (22%) alike. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.3 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 72%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 16%
| Census 2021 | Broadstreet Common | South Glamorgan | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 72% | 81% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 16% | 6% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 19% | 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 · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy.
History
Broadstreet Common’s one listed building is Grade II
1listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
3% of homes date from before 1919. Per 10,000 residents, Broadstreet Common counts 26 listed buildings, above both South Glamorgan’s towns (20) and Wales’s towns (18).
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
3%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
26
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Broadstreet Common
12pages on Broadstreet Common
The big questions
Nearby attractions
All attractions →The Albany Gallery and 2 more in and around Broadstreet Common
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Broadstreet Common. Best known first.
Art galleryThe Albany Gallery4.6 km outside town, to the west
Art galleryg394.8 km outside town, to the southwestArt galleryArt galleryOriel Makers Gallery4.4 km outside town, to the westPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- The Albany Gallery: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- g39: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Broadstreet Common
Village in South Glamorgan, Wales
Broadstreet Common is a built-up area of 390 people, in the Cardiff 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
- 390 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cardiff
- County
- South Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000595
Broadstreet Common’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
MarshfieldCardiffPenarthRogerstoneMachenTrethomasTongwynlaisBroadstreet Common
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadstreet Common | 390 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marshfield | 2,386 | 2.3 | — | D | A | C+ |
| Cardiff | 348,511 | 3.8 | C− | C+ | D | C− |
| Penarth | 28,391 | 6 | B− | C | C+ | B− |
| Rogerstone | 7,546 | 6.3 | B | C− | B | B |
| Machen | 1,985 | 6.5 | — | B− | B | C |
| Trethomas | 1,713 | 6.8 | — | B− | D− | D |
| Tongwynlais | 1,846 | 6.8 | — | C | C− | C+ |
Marshfield, Machen, Trethomas and Tongwynlais have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Broadstreet Common
How much is council tax in Broadstreet Common?
Band D council tax in Broadstreet Common is £2,013 for 2026–27, less than in 85% of UK towns (the Cardiff council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
How many listed buildings are there in Broadstreet Common?
1 on Cadw’s list.
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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