CF31 1AB Bridgend
Live postcode, introduced January 1995. Ward: Bridgend Central.
Streets
- Market Street, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr / Bridgend: 1 address
- Stryd Wyndham, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Bridgend in 2026-27: Band D £2,478 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,652 | £1,927 | £2,203 | £2,478 | £3,029 | £3,579 | £4,130 | £4,956 | £5,782 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (43% of about 810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bridgend Town Centre. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 25.
- 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
- Old Bridge, grade II*
- 10 Dunraven Place, grade II
- Anglian Windows Centre, grade II
- Astley Samuel Leeder, grade II
- Barclay's Bank, grade II
- Britannia Building Society, grade II
- Clay Travel, grade II
- Dental Surgery, grade II
- Dunraven Arcade, grade II
- Dunraven Arcade, grade II
- Dunraven Arcade, grade II
- Dunraven Arcade, grade II
- Dunraven Arcade, grade II
- Milepost outside New Cords & Zenith Windows Ltd, grade II
- NO.1 & Parallel Range to rear, grade II
- NO.11 & parallel range to rear, grade II
- NO.3 & parallel range to rear, grade II
- NO.5 & parallel range to rear, grade II
- NO.7 & parallel range to rear, grade II
- NO.9 & parallel range to rear, grade II
- Public Library, grade II
- The Victoria PH, grade II
- War Memorial, grade II
- Wyndham Hotel, grade II
- York Tavern PH, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 2 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 addresses are about 18 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bridgend 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 280 m |
| Wildmill 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | |
| Sarn 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Station Hill Bridgend | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bridgend Bus Station Stand 9 | 120 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rhiw Multi-Storey Car Park | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brackla Street | 310 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 20.5 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Riversdale House | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 160 m |
| Hospital | Princess Of Wales Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | South Wales Police - Bridgend Police Station | 380 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Britannia Building Society | 20 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,190 m² | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,210 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brewery Field 2.0 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Coychurch Road Allotments 2,280 m² | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bridgend Old Bridge, a scheduled monument, 70 m west. 67 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgend Old Bridge | Scheduled monument | 70 m west |
| Old Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 70 m west |
| St John's Hospice | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m west |
| Church of St Illtyd | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m north-west |
| Newcastle Castle | Scheduled monument | 340 m north-west |
| Newcastle Castle | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m north-west |
| Bridgend Standing Stone | Scheduled monument | 440 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Glanrhyd Hospital | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Ewenny Priory | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pwll Clement | Lake or reservoir | 780 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Craig-y-Parcau | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Llyn-y-gored | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Coed-y-Morfa | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Brackla Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Cwm Cwintin | Valley | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 2 | 2 |
None of the postcode's 2 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 Bridgend: see them on the Bridgend page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 21% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 26% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 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) | 24% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Market Street.