CF31 5BT Bridgend
Live postcode, introduced October 2003. Ward: Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr.
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 E (31% of about 480 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
None of the 41 address points in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water on Natural Resources Wales's map. Outside those areas the chance is under 0.1% (1 in 1,000) a year.
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 41 addresses are between 29 m and 37 m above sea level (33 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 | Bridgend 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Wildmill 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Sarn 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest Busy Bees Nursery Bryntirion | 380 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bridgend Bus Station Stand 8 | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | Bowls Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 510 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 20.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bridgend Group | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Broadlands Pharmacy | 580 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Princess Of Wales Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | South Wales Police - Bridgend Police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | Principality - Bridgend | 1.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 830 m² | 180 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 160 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.9 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 300 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is New Inn Bridge, a scheduled monument, 570 m south-west. 22 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Inn Bridge | Scheduled monument | 570 m south-west |
| New Inn Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m south-west |
| Merthyr Mawr Inscribed Stones (now in St Rogue's Chapel) | Scheduled monument | 950 m south-west |
| St Rogue's Chapel | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-west |
| New Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| Merthyr Mawr House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km south-west |
| Ewenny Priory | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pwll y Pandy | Lake or reservoir | 220 m south |
| Craig-y-Parcau | Wood | 430 m north-east |
| Chapel Hill | Hill | 940 m south-west |
| Cwm Cwintin | Valley | 2.3 km west |
| Pwll y Defaid | Wetland | 4.0 km south-west |
| Traeth yr Afon | Beach | 4.6 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
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 | 37 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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.