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The village, home to 413 people, lies in South Glamorgan, Wales.
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Llanmaes has none; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 5% of commuters. 10 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I. It skews older: nearly two in five residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Llanmaes does most differently from other towns.
Cadw lists them inside Llanmaes’ built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llanmaes.
45% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up nearly two fifths of the town, above South Glamorgan’s towns (16%) and Wales’s towns (21%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 11%. Typical age in Llanmaes: 58.2, the median.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Llanmaes | South Glamorgan | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 16% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 27% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 23% | 26% |
| 65+ | 39% | 16% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 16% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 4.3% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 45% | 39% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · South Glamorgan and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 47% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 94% of commuters, above both South Glamorgan’s towns (71%) and Wales’s towns (81%). Working from home was the norm for 47% of workers at the census. Income per household averages £54K a year, before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Home ownership covers 92% of households. 1% live in social housing, lower than both South Glamorgan’s towns (16%) and Wales’s towns (18%). Private rents average £982 a month across the Vale of Glamorgan council area.
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Burglary and damage come to 5.7 per 1,000 residents a year. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 10 crimes and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Llanmaes’s built-up area. There were 2.4 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both South Glamorgan’s towns (7.3) and Wales’s towns (10.4). 20% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
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.
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.
At the census, 78% of people in Llanmaes called their health good or very good, about level with Wales’s towns (78%) and below South Glamorgan’s towns (81%). This South Glamorgan town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.9 miles away. The nearest A&E to Llanmaes is Princess of Wales Hospital, 8.3 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Llanmaes | South Glamorgan | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 81% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.8% | 6% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 19% | 22% |
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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 3 of them. Scaled to its population, that is 242 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in Llanmaes. 8% of its homes were built before 1919, below South Glamorgan’s towns (13%) and Wales’s towns (27%) alike.
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Llanmaes. Best known first.
Castle · CadwOld Beaupre Castle3 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleSt Donats Castle4.6 km outside town, to the west
Castle · CadwSt Quintin's Castle4 km outside town, to the north
CastleEast Orchard Castle4.7 km outside town, to the east
CastleBoverton Castle1 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumSouth Wales Aviation Museum1.5 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
3 notable people were born in Llanmaes.
John Nicholl: William Owen, Public domain · John Iltyd Nicholl: George Hayter, Public domain
Village in South Glamorgan, Wales
Llanmaes is a built-up area of 413 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanmaes | 413 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boverton | 2,740 | 0.5 | B− | C+ | B | B− |
| Llantwit Major | 5,348 | 0.9 | B− | C+ | B | B− |
| Eglwys-Brewis | 3,300 | 1.6 | B− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| St Athan | 1,594 | 2.3 | — | C | C+ | C+ |
| Cowbridge | 3,649 | 3.2 | A− | D | A− | A |
| Rhoose | 6,776 | 5.5 | C+ | C | B | B− |
| Llanharry | 3,747 | 6.9 | C+ | C+ | B | C+ |
St Athan has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 39% of residents were 65 or over and 28% were 45 to 64, against 21% and 26% across Wales’s towns; 11% were under 15.
10 on Cadw’s list, 3 of them Grade II*. That is 9.9 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Band D council tax in Llanmaes is £2,232 for 2026–27, less than in 81% of UK towns (the Vale of Glamorgan 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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