CF32 8EJ Bridgend
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Garw Valley.
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 B (43% of about 530 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 12 address points in this postcode, 4 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: 4 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 12 addresses are between 103 m and 116 m above sea level (108 m on average).
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 | Tondu 50,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km |
| Garth (Bridgend County) 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Sarn 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 5 within 800 m; nearest Cwrdu Villas Tylagwyn | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Maesteg Bus Station Stand 1 | 6.4 km |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 2.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 26.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ogmore Vale Surgery | 2.9 km |
| Pharmacies | G. Rowe Services LTD | 2.7 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.5 km |
| Hospital | Glanrhyd Hospital | 6.8 km |
| Police station | Maesteg Police Station | 6.1 km |
| Cash machines | Bettws Convenience Store, Bettws | 1.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 260 m² | 1.3 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 540 m² | 1.1 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.1 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,640 m² | 2.3 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cairn Lwyd, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km north-east. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cairn Lwyd | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mynydd Moelgeila | Hill | 1.1 km north-west |
| Pen y Foel | Hill | 1.2 km north-east |
| Cwm y Felin | Valley | 1.2 km south-east |
| Cwm Nant-y-ci | Valley | 1.5 km east |
| Cwm-y-pandy | Valley | 2.0 km south |
| Coed Gwilym | Wood | 2.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.2 | 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 | 48 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 73% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 4 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.