St Nicholas’s story
10 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Cadw lists them inside St Nicholas’ built-up area.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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St NicholasSouth Glamorgan
In South Glamorgan, Wales, this village has 653 residents.
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Photo: Alan Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
653
Census 2021 · Vale of Glamorgan council
Median home
£462K
22 sales in 3 years
Median age
41.8
18% are 65+ · South Glamorgan 16%
Degree level
50%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
4%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is St Nicholas a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so St Nicholas has none; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 4% of commuters. 10 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I. Homes sell for a median £461,500.
What makes St Nicholas stand out
The 3 things St Nicholas does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
4% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
6% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Parish Church of St Nicholas; 6.3 times the typical UK town for its size
Cadw’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.7 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre and 45 more in and around St Nicholas
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near St Nicholas. Best known first.
Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre3.5 km outside town, to the northeast · 610K visitors a year
Historic houseSaint Fagans Castle3.7 km outside town, to the northeast
Garden · National TrustDyffryn Gardens1.5 km outside town, to the south
ZooWelsh Hawking Centre4.6 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumBryn Eryr (Iron Age Roundhouses)3.1 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumLlys Llywelyn (Medieval Court)3.2 km outside town, to the northeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Fagans Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dyffryn Gardens: Ben Salter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Welsh Hawking Centre: Christopher Ware, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in St Nicholas.
Work & commute
Only 0.8% of 16 to 64s in St Nicholas claim unemployment benefits, fewer than in South Glamorgan’s towns and across Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 44% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
There are 0.4 jobs in St Nicholas for each resident in work. Households had £57K a year before tax, above South Glamorgan’s towns (£54K) and Wales’s towns (£44K) alike. Also worth knowing: 95% of commuters drove to work at the census.
4%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving95%
On foot2%
Train1%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
6%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
44%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£57K
mean household income, before tax
0.8%
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
Schools
1 state school in St Nicholas
It appears below. 152 pupils attend St Nicholas’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Nicholas C.I.W. PrimaryLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 152 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Housing
Few households rent privately in St Nicholas: 9%, fewer than in South Glamorgan’s towns and across Wales’s towns
Just over three quarters of households own their home. Private rents average £982 a month across the Vale of Glamorgan council area. Social renters account for 15% of households.
£462Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
St Nicholas£462K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £568,750 | 12 |
| Semi-detached | £412,500 | 6 |
76%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
9%
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 St Nicholas: 7.7 per 1,000 residents a year, under South Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns
Violence and sexual offences made up a third of the total. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 12 crimes inside St Nicholas’s built-up area. Homes saw 5.6 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below South Glamorgan’s towns (7.2) and Wales’s towns (10.7) alike.
7.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual4
Damage & arson3
Public order2
Other theft1
Vehicle crime1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Burglary0
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.
7.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
12
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
Fewer people in St Nicholas live with a disability than in South Glamorgan’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 13%
The nearest A&E to St Nicholas is University Hospital of Wales, 6.2 miles away. 87% of St Nicholas’ residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above both South Glamorgan’s towns (81%) and Wales’s towns (78%). At the census, 3.8% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. Seeing a GP means leaving St Nicholas: the nearest practice is 2.3 miles away.
87%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 9%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | St Nicholas | South Glamorgan | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 81% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 6% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 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
Much of St Nicholas is a conservation area: 47% of its land, more than in South Glamorgan’s towns and across Wales’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Per 10,000 residents, St Nicholas counts 153 listed buildings. Grade II* covers 1 of them. 17% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than South Glamorgan’s towns (13%) yet lower than Wales’s towns (27%).
10listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II9
Among them · Grade II*
- Parish Church of St Nicholas Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
17%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
153
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
Few people in St Nicholas are 15 to 24: 7.8%, fewer than in South Glamorgan’s towns and across Wales’s towns
18% of residents are 65 or over, higher than South Glamorgan’s towns (16%) yet lower than Wales’s towns (21%). The age that splits St Nicholas in two is 41.8. Degrees are held by half of adults.
41.8median age
St NicholasSouth GlamorganWales
Ages · share of residents
18%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications11%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level50%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| St Nicholas | South Glamorgan | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 16% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 23% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 16% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 16% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 4.3% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 50% | 39% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · South Glamorgan and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about St Nicholas
13pages on St Nicholas
The big questions
Safety7.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £462K · rent £982 a monthHousing7 sold in 12 months · busiest street Cae NewyddSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthWork & commute55% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
St Nicholas’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
WenvoeBarryCreigiauDinas PowisPentyrchRhoosePontyclunSt Nicholas
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Nicholas | 653 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wenvoe | 1,129 | 2.2 | — | C− | B | A+ |
| Barry | 56,589 | 4.1 | C− | B | C− | D |
| Creigiau | 2,304 | 4.3 | — | C− | A+ | A |
| Dinas Powis | 7,891 | 4.7 | B+ | C | B+ | B+ |
| Pentyrch | 2,374 | 4.8 | — | D | A− | A− |
| Rhoose | 6,776 | 5.2 | C+ | C | B | B− |
| Pontyclun | 5,801 | 5.4 | B | C− | B+ | B− |
Wenvoe, Creigiau and Pentyrch have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about St Nicholas
How many listed buildings are there in St Nicholas?
10 on Cadw’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 6.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is St Nicholas expensive to live in?
By type: semi-detached houses £412,500 and detached houses £568,750.
How much is council tax in St Nicholas?
Band D council tax in St Nicholas 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.
About St Nicholas
Village in South Glamorgan, Wales
St Nicholas is a built-up area of 653 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
- 653 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Vale of Glamorgan
- County
- South Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000606
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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