Neighbourhood · Vale of Glamorgan · Wales
Gibbonsdown
Vale of Glamorgan 007 · 6 sub-areas · 9,453 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (62/100)Watch-out: Families (39/100)Liveability 69/100 · Above medianCommuter neighbourhood
Gibbonsdown is a commuter neighbourhood within Vale of Glamorgan — train into Cardiff runs in around 38 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Liveability
69/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Gibbonsdown?
A snapshot of Gibbonsdown
4 parks and 3 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £982 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Gibbonsdown in Vale of Glamorgan
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Gibbonsdown?
- The median monthly rent across Gibbonsdown is £982.
- How safe is Gibbonsdown?
- Gibbonsdown has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Gibbonsdown?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 19 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Gibbonsdown?
- There are 1 schools within 2 km of Gibbonsdown, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 30111 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Gibbonsdown?
- The most common council tax band in Gibbonsdown is B. Council tax is set by Vale of Glamorgan council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Gibbonsdown to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Gibbonsdown to central London is approximately 140 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Gibbonsdown?
- 100% of premises in Gibbonsdown are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the average property price in Gibbonsdown?
- The average property price across Vale of Glamorgan (the local authority covering Gibbonsdown) is approximately £287,425, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Gibbonsdown a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.32 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £31,410.)
- Which local areas are part of Gibbonsdown?
- Gibbonsdown contains 6 local areas: Vale of Glamorgan 007A, Vale of Glamorgan 007D, Vale of Glamorgan 007B, Vale of Glamorgan 007E, Vale of Glamorgan 007C…
- Where is Gibbonsdown?
- Gibbonsdown sits within Vale of Glamorgan in the Wales region.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Gibbonsdown
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Gibbonsdown?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Gibbonsdown is £982. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Gibbonsdown a safe place to live?
- Gibbonsdown has a safety score of 41/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Gibbonsdown?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Gibbonsdown are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Gibbonsdown?
- Public-transport commute time from Gibbonsdown to central London is approximately 140 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Gibbonsdown different from the rest of Vale of Glamorgan?
- Gibbonsdown contains 6 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Gibbonsdown rank in Vale of Glamorgan?
- Gibbonsdown scores 69/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Vale of Glamorgan, see the Cities table on the Vale of Glamorgan page.
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