CF32 0HS Bridgend
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr.
Streets
- Wind Street, Lâleston / Trelales: 9 addresses
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 (22% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Laleston. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- The Laleston Inn, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 9 address points in this postcode, 2 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: none is in an area at risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 2 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 9 addresses are between 59 m and 63 m above sea level (60 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 | 3.3 km |
| Wildmill 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Sarn 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Mackworth Arms Laleston | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bridgend Bus Station Stand 8 | 3.0 km |
| Car parks | Bowls Car Park | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 23.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bridgend Group | 2.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Broadlands Pharmacy | 1.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.8 km |
| Hospital | Glanrhyd Hospital | 3.3 km |
| Police station | South Wales Police - Bridgend Police Station | 3.3 km |
| Cash machines | BR Spar Bridgend, 254 Quarella Road Cashzone | 2.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4,580 m² | 1.6 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Laleston Allotments 8,780 m² | 330 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St David, a listed building (Grade I), 150 m south-east. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St David | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m south-east |
| Ty Mawr aka The Great House | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m south |
| Remains of Llangewydd Church & Churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| Tythegston Long Barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-west |
| Tythegston Court | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km south-west |
| Court Colman | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pwll y Môr | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km west |
| Caepen-y-bryn | Hill | 1.5 km north-west |
| Coed Cwintin | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| Cwm Cwintin | Valley | 1.9 km south |
| Pwll y Defaid | Wetland | 4.0 km south |
| Traeth yr Afon | Beach | 4.2 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.7 | 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 | 62 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 45% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 54% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 0% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Wind Street.