Over 280 more households are waiting for a council house in the Vale compared to six months ago.
Vale of Glamorgan Council said there are currently 7,217 households on its waiting list and that Baruc, Buttrills, and Castleland – all in Barry – are the most in-demand areas.
In September 2024, there were 6,930 people waiting for a council home and in February 2024 that figure was about 6,200.
There were 1,275 people presenting to the council as homeless from March 2024 to March 2025.
The council is in the process of building more council homes and recently completed a new development in Barry.
The Vale of Glamorgan, like other areas across the UK, is dealing with a housing crisis.
There were just over 400 households approaching the council for homelessness advice during the first half of this financial year and at the end of September there were just short of 300 households accommodated in temporary accommodation.
That figure has since dropped to 196.

Vale Council has a contract with Holiday Inn Express for the use of its Rhoose site that runs until 31st March 2025.
Single-bed houses and flats are among the most in-demand type of council home for people on council housing waiting lists.
By the end of the 2024-25 financial year, the county council said it will have completed 206 new homes. They also expect on five different housing sites in 2025.

Future of Colcot and Buttrills sports facilities outlined after consultation
A bid to bring a “vibrant new type of offer” to Llantwit Major promises to provide “artisan food and drinks” to the area
Legacy Leisure invests £120,000 in new gym equipment at Penarth Leisure Centre
New Wellbeing Hub planned for adult day services in Barry
New hygiene waste collection service to be trialled in Barry
Bro Radio celebrates triple Gold success at the national Community Radio Awards
This Halloween dressing up pets might be more trick than treat
Warrants connected to illegal bike use see 11 arrested
Officers given additional powers following King Square anti-social behaviour
Historic Llantwit Major Town Hall clock restored after 15-year effort
New QR codes let residents report overflowing bins across the Vale
Vale Council launches new scheme to tackle chewing gum-stained pavements
Penarth Remembrance Parade will go ahead after traffic management agreement reached
Summer wildfires were “extremely challenging” for firefighters
Senedd calls for disused coal tips action and inclusion of Aberfan in school curriculum
Barry Town Council unveils plans for new heritage centre
More than 6 million people visited the Vale in 2025 according to new figures
Welsh organisation Luna’s Light calls for children to learn about grief
Welsh Tory leader calls for the declaration of a “health emergency” in Wales
Funded childcare for all two-year-olds to expand across Vale of Glamorgan