Corntown’s story
5 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Corntown’s built-up area.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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CorntownSouth Glamorgan
In South Glamorgan, Wales, this village has 429 residents.
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Photo: Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
429
Census 2021 · Vale of Glamorgan council
Median home
£513K
12 sales in 3 years
Median age
51.4
24% are 65+ · South Glamorgan 16%
Degree level
60%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Corntown a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Corntown is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. It has 5 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. A degree-level qualification is held by three in five adults.
What makes Corntown stand out
The 3 things Corntown does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Corntown.
Who lives here
Few people in Corntown are 15 to 24: 9.3%, fewer than in South Glamorgan’s towns and across Wales’s towns
51.4median age
Retirement age and beyond: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older. 16% are under 15, below South Glamorgan’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (17%) alike. The age that splits Corntown in two is 51.4.
CorntownSouth GlamorganWales
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications5%
Apprenticeship3%
A levels or similar12%
Degree level60%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Corntown | South Glamorgan | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 16% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 27% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 23% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 16% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 5.1% | 16% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4% | 4.3% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 12% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 60% | 39% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · South Glamorgan and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Corntown is better off than South Glamorgan’s towns or Wales’s towns: households earn £61K a year
8%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 51% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
1.2% of people aged 16 to 64 were on unemployment benefits in 2026. The car took 92% of commuters, above South Glamorgan’s towns (71%) and Wales’s towns (81%) alike. For a third of commuters, work was under 5 km away. Also worth knowing: about 2% of its commuters stay in Corntown for work.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving92%
On foot5%
Train3%
33%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
51%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£61K
mean household income, before tax
1.2%
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
Homes in Corntown cost more than in South Glamorgan’s towns and across Wales’s towns, with a median sale of £513K
£513Kmedian sale
Private renters make up 11% of households, lower than both South Glamorgan’s towns (22%) and Wales’s towns (17%). The social rented sector houses 1% of households. Households that own their home make up 89%.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Corntown£513K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £520,000 | 11 |
89%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
11%
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 Corntown: 15.5 per 1,000 residents a year, under South Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns
15.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences made up two thirds of the total. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 6 offences in Corntown and 2 cases of nuisance behaviour. There were 2.3 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below South Glamorgan’s towns (7.3) and Wales’s towns (10.4) alike.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual4
Other theft2
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social2
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.
15.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
6
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
88% of people in Corntown say their health is good or very good, more than in South Glamorgan’s towns and across Wales’s towns
88%good or very good health
A disability affects 15% of people in Corntown. At the census, 2.8% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below South Glamorgan’s towns (6%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%) alike. This South Glamorgan town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.5 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 88%Fair 9%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Corntown | South Glamorgan | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 81% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.8% | 6% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 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 · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy among them.
History
More buildings in Corntown are listed than in South Glamorgan’s towns or Wales’s towns: 117 per 10,000 residents
5listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
23% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than South Glamorgan’s towns (13%) yet lower than Wales’s towns (27%).
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II5
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
23%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
117
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 Corntown
13pages on Corntown
The big questions
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Y Castell Newydd and 6 more in and around Corntown
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Corntown. Best known first.
Castle · CadwY Castell Newydd2.6 km outside town, to the northwest
Castle · CadwOgmore Castle1.8 km outside town, to the west
Castle · CadwCastell Coety4 km outside town, to the north
Abbey or priory · CadwEwenny Priory500 m outside town, to the northwest
CastleCandleston Castle2.8 km outside town, to the westArt galleryArt galleryNolton Art Gallery2 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 (5)
- Y Castell Newydd: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ogmore Castle: Ewan Topping from Amsterdam, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Coety: kenneth rees, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ewenny Priory: Wilson44691, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Candleston Castle: Thruxton, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Corntown
Village in South Glamorgan, Wales
Corntown is a built-up area of 429 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
- 429 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Vale of Glamorgan
- County
- South Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000601
Corntown’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
BridgendPen-y-faiOgmore-by-SeaPencoedSarnCowbridgeCefn CribwrCorntown
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corntown | 429 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bridgend | 51,751 | 1.9 | C− | B− | C− | C− |
| Pen-y-fai | 2,301 | 3.3 | — | C | A | C+ |
| Ogmore-by-Sea | 1,356 | 3.4 | — | D | A | A |
| Pencoed | 9,119 | 3.7 | C | B− | C+ | C− |
| Sarn | 11,867 | 4.3 | D | B | C | D |
| Cowbridge | 3,649 | 4.9 | A− | D | A− | A |
| Cefn Cribwr | 1,379 | 5.1 | — | B | B+ | D |
Pen-y-fai, Ogmore-by-Sea and Cefn Cribwr have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Corntown
How many listed buildings are there in Corntown?
5 on Cadw’s list. That is 4.8 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Corntown 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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