CF61 1UA Vale of Glamorgan
Live postcode, introduced January 1993. Ward: Llantwit Major.
Streets
- Boverton Road, Boverton / Trebefered: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Vale of Glamorgan in 2026-27: Band D £2,232 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,488 | £1,736 | £1,984 | £2,232 | £2,727 | £3,223 | £3,719 | £4,463 | £5,207 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (49% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Boverton. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 9.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Listed buildings
- Boverton Place including attached bee-boles, grade II*
- Boverton House with attached Stable Range, grade II
- Boverton Park House, grade II
- Garden Walls and Railings of Boverton House, grade II
- Navron, grade II
- The Causeway, grade II
- Tyle House, grade II
- Wall and Gateway opposite Boverton House, grade II
- Walls surrounding Garden to west of Boverton House, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 1 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 0 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: none is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. The map allows for flood defences. Address points are every property record (UPRN) in the postcode, each counted if it is in an area or within 5 m of one (the maps stop at building walls); a few are not homes, such as garages, business units or caravan pitches. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 34 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Llantwit Major 266,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Rhoose Cardiff International Airport 172,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) | |
| Barry 600,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.5 km (7.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Boverton Post Office | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Llantwit Major Interchange | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Barry Waterfront Ferry Terminal | 13.2 km (8.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking space on Llys Teilo, CF61 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Llantwit Major Town Hall Car Park | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Eryl Surgery | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wyndham House Dental Practice | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | The Barry Hospital | 12.5 km (7.7 miles) |
| Police station | Bridewell Police Station Bridgend | 12.3 km (7.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Llantwit Major, Boverton Road Cashzone | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Mill Lay Common 1.2 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,480 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5,260 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,230 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Boverton Place, a scheduled monument, 90 m south. 13 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Boverton Place | Scheduled monument | 90 m south |
| Boverton Place including attached bee-boles | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m south |
| Round Barrow Cairn, 340m west of The Parwg | Scheduled monument | 380 m north |
| Bedford Castle | Scheduled monument | 910 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stout Bay | Bay | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Cwm Col-huw | Valley | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Summerhouse Bay | Bay | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Col-huw Point | Wetland | 3.1 km (2 miles) south-west |
| Walls Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
| Crookland Gorse | Wood | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Vale of Glamorgan: see them on the Vale of Glamorgan page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales's 1,917 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Boverton Road.