CF31 1RY Bridgend
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bridgend Central.
Streets
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 A (59% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 19 address points in this postcode, 1 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 18 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 1 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 18 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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: 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 19 addresses are between 24 m and 26 m above sea level (25 m on average).
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 | Wildmill 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 310 m |
| Bridgend 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Sarn 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest Llety Gwyn Wild Mill | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bridgend Bus Station Stand 7 | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 21.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bridgend Group | 1.9 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Quarella Road Dental Clinic | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Glanrhyd Hospital | 580 m |
| Police station | South Wales Police - Bridgend Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Mandas Store, Wildmill Estate | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Windmill Community Park 1.1 ha | 550 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.0 ha | 440 m |
| Allotments | Great Western Avenue Allotments 1.1 ha | 840 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Glanrhyd Hospital, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 570 m north. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Glanrhyd Hospital | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 570 m north |
| Remains of Iron Furnace Near Angleton | Scheduled monument | 630 m north |
| Newcastle Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south |
| Court Colman | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km west |
| Bridgend Old Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coedcilberthi | Wood | 460 m south-west |
| Coed-y-rutla | Wood | 500 m west |
| Coed-y-werlish | Wood | 900 m north-west |
| Pwll Clement | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south |
| Brackla Hill | Hill | 2.2 km south-east |
| Cwm Ffos | Valley | 4.1 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.0 | 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 | 41 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.