CF34 0NP Bridgend
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Maesteg East.
Streets
- Greenfield Street, Maesteg: 51 addresses
- Unnamed street near Greenfield Street, Maesteg: 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 B (62% of about 870 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 52 address points in this postcode, 9 at high risk, 9 at medium risk and 8 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: 9 at high risk, 9 at medium risk and 7 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 52 addresses are between 116 m and 120 m above sea level (118 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 | Maesteg (Ewenny Road) 17,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 220 m |
| Maesteg 156,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 540 m | |
| Garth (Bridgend County) 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Cwmdu Street Maesteg | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Maesteg Bus Station Stand 1 | 710 m |
| Car parks | 107 Tonna Road Parking | 2.3 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Llynfi Road Multi Storey Car Park | 950 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 31.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Llynfi Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 680 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Talbot Street (Dental Surgery) | 750 m |
| Hospital | Maesteg General Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | Maesteg Police Station | 390 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Garth General Stores - Maesteg Cashzone | 710 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,600 m² | 640 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,650 m² | 260 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,590 m² | 90 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bethania Capel y Bedyddwyr Neillduol, a listed building (Grade II*), 300 m south-west. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bethania Capel y Bedyddwyr Neillduol | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m south-west |
| Maesteg Council Offices, with flanking walls and piers | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m west |
| Iron bridge over River Llynfi | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m north-west |
| Llwydarth farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| Maesteg blast furnaces | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Garth Hill Platform House | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Garth Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south-east |
| Moel Troed-y-rhiw | Hill | 1.8 km south |
| Mynydd Pwll-yr-Iwrch | Hill | 1.9 km north-east |
| Cwm Sychbant | Valley | 2.0 km south-west |
| Dunraven Forest | Wood | 2.7 km north-east |
| Cwmwernderi Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.8 | 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 | 45 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 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) | 24% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 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 2 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 Greenfield Street.