CF31 1BX Bridgend
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bridgend Central.
Streets
- Stryd Nolton, Tremains: 40 addresses
- Nolton Street, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr / Bridgend: 3 addresses
- Brackla Street, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr / Bridgend: 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: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 8.
- 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
- Former Castle Hotel, grade II
- Former Coach House to the Old Police Station, grade II
- Ogmore Club, grade II
- Property to right of former Castle Hotel, grade II
- Randall Memorial Drinking Fountain, grade II
- Rossie Attire, grade II
- The Old Police Station, grade II
- The Welsh Connection, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 44 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 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 1 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 at low 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 44 addresses are between 21 m and 27 m above sea level (25 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, 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 | 190 m |
| Wildmill 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Sarn 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Nolton Street Bridgend | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bridgend Bus Station Stand 10 | 320 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Rhiw Multi-Storey Car Park | 150 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest Brackla Street | 60 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 20.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Riversdale House | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 100 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 100 m |
| Hospital | Princess Of Wales Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | South Wales Police - Bridgend Police Station | 120 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Principality - Bridgend | 90 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 360 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 2,190 m² | 410 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,600 m² | 390 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Coychurch Road Allotments 2,280 m² | 510 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bridgend Old Bridge, a scheduled monument, 300 m north-west. 67 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgend Old Bridge | Scheduled monument | 300 m north-west |
| Old Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m north-west |
| St John's Hospice | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m north-west |
| Bridgend Standing Stone | Scheduled monument | 490 m west |
| Church of St Illtyd | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m north-west |
| Newcastle Castle | Scheduled monument | 590 m north-west |
| Newcastle Castle | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m north-west |
| Ewenny Priory | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km south |
| Glanrhyd Hospital | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pwll Clement | Lake or reservoir | 830 m south-west |
| Craig-y-Parcau | Wood | 1.1 km south-west |
| Llyn-y-gored | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km south-west |
| Coed-y-Morfa | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| Brackla Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north-east |
| Cwm Alun | Valley | 3.6 km south |
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
Defra's noise maps cover England only; the Welsh Government's 2022 maps are not shown here yet.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Stryd Nolton.