Colwinston’s story
6 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I
Cadw lists them inside Colwinston’s built-up area.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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ColwinstonSouth Glamorgan
The village, home to 619 people, lies in South Glamorgan, Wales.
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Photo: jeff goodwin · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
619
Census 2021 · Vale of Glamorgan council
Median home
£475K
17 sales in 3 years
Median age
45.7
23% are 65+ · South Glamorgan 16%
Degree level
56%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
5%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Colwinston a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Colwinston has none; the figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 5% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 6 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 56% of adults are qualified to degree level.
What makes Colwinston stand out
The 3 things Colwinston does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
5% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade I, including Church of St Michael and All Angels; 4 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (Wales’s towns 31%)
South Glamorgan 39%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Colwinston.
Who lives here
Few people in Colwinston are 15 to 24: 9.2%, fewer than in both South Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns
45.7median age
Children under 15 make up 20%, above both South Glamorgan’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (17%). People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town. Residents of Colwinston have a median age of 45.7.
ColwinstonSouth GlamorganWales
Ages · share of residents
23%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications9%
Apprenticeship3%
A levels or similar11%
Degree level56%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Colwinston | South Glamorgan | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 16% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 27% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 23% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 16% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 16% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3% | 4.3% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 11% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 56% | 39% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · South Glamorgan and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Colwinston
It is listed below. 187 pupils attend Colwinston’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St David's C.I.W. Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 187 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Work & commute
Households in Colwinston earn more than in both South Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns: £61K a year
5%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 46% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Each working resident is matched by 0.5 jobs in Colwinston. A fifth of commuters travelled under 5 km, below both South Glamorgan’s towns (51%) and Wales’s towns (41%). The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.3%. Of the commuters living here, 2% work in the town itself.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving94%
On foot3%
Underground, tram1%
Bus1%
20%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
46%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£61K
mean household income, before tax
1.3%
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
Buying in Colwinston costs more than in both South Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns: the median sale is £475K
£475Kmedian sale
9% live in social housing, lower than both South Glamorgan’s towns (16%) and Wales’s towns (18%). Private renters make up 5% of households. Home ownership covers 86% of households.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Colwinston£475K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £485,000 | 14 |
86%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
5%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£982
average private rent a month, Vale of Glamorgan council area
£2,232
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
Violent crime runs low in Colwinston: 5.4 per 1,000 residents a year, under South Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns
5.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Each year, 1.1 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded per 1,000 residents. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 3 crimes inside Colwinston’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences accounted for two thirds of recorded crime.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual2
Public order1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
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.
5.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
3
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
Is Colwinston a healthy place? 90% of its people say their health is good, above South Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns
90%good or very good health
Disability touches just over a tenth of Colwinston’s population. At the census, 2.1% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below South Glamorgan’s towns (6%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%) alike. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 90%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Colwinston | South Glamorgan | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 90% | 81% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.1% | 6% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 11% | 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 · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy.
History
More of the land in Colwinston is conservation area than in South Glamorgan’s towns or Wales’s towns: 32%
6listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Colwinston’s listed buildings include the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Grade I. It has 97 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, above both South Glamorgan’s towns (20) and Wales’s towns (18). Homes built before 1919 account for nearly a quarter of the housing.
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I1
Grade II*0
Grade II5
Among them · Grade I
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
23%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
97
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 Colwinston
13pages on Colwinston
The big questions
Safety5.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £475K · rent £982 a monthHousing5 sold in 12 months · busiest street Heol Cae PwllSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthWork & commute51% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Nearby attractions
All attractions →St Quintin's Castle and 4 more in and around Colwinston
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Colwinston. Best known first.
Castle · CadwSt Quintin's Castle4.4 km outside town, to the east
Abbey or priory · CadwEwenny Priory3.4 km outside town, to the northwestGardenGardenCowbridge Physic Gardens4.7 km outside town, to the eastArt galleryArt galleryNolton Art Gallery5 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumCowbridge & District Museum5 km outside town, to the eastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- St Quintin's Castle: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ewenny Priory: Wilson44691, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
About Colwinston
Village in South Glamorgan, Wales
Colwinston is a built-up area of 619 people, in the Vale of Glamorgan 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
- 619 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Vale of Glamorgan
- County
- South Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000602
Colwinston’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
CowbridgeBridgendPencoedOgmore-by-SeaLlantwit MajorBovertonPen-y-faiColwinston
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colwinston | 619 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cowbridge | 3,649 | 3.2 | A− | D | A− | A |
| Bridgend | 51,751 | 3.6 | C− | B− | C− | C− |
| Pencoed | 9,119 | 4 | C | B− | C+ | C− |
| Ogmore-by-Sea | 1,356 | 4.6 | — | D | A | A |
| Llantwit Major | 5,348 | 4.6 | B− | C+ | B | B− |
| Boverton | 2,740 | 4.8 | B− | C+ | B | B− |
| Pen-y-fai | 2,301 | 5 | — | C | A | C+ |
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 Colwinston
Who lives in Colwinston?
At the 2021 Census, 9.2% of Colwinston’s 619 residents were 15 to 24 and 23% were 65 or over, against 12% and 21% across Wales’s towns.
How many listed buildings are there in Colwinston?
6 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade I. That is 4 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Michael and All Angels.
Is Colwinston expensive to live in?
Private rents in the Vale of Glamorgan council area averaged £982 a month in August 2026.
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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