CF35 5AP Bridgend
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Oldcastle.
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 D (58% of about 770 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 13 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 13 addresses are between 19 m and 28 m above sea level (24 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 60%, 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 | 2.0 km |
| Wildmill 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Sarn 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest Ewenny Pottery Ewenny Bridge | 420 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bridgend Bus Station Stand 9 | 2.1 km |
| Car parks | Bowls Car Park | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 19.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Riversdale House | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Bridgend Dental Centre | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Princess Of Wales Hospital | 3.3 km |
| Police station | South Wales Police HQ | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | Principality - Bridgend | 1.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,640 m² | 950 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 950 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.9 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 300 m² | 760 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is W Precinct Wall at Ewenny Priory (house), a listed building (Grade I), 690 m east. 26 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| W Precinct Wall at Ewenny Priory (house) | Listed building, Grade I | 690 m east |
| N Gatehouse at Ewenny Priory (house) | Listed building, Grade I | 710 m east |
| Medieval fishpool in W part of Ewenny Priory (house) gardens | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m east |
| Ewenny Priory Barn | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m east |
| Ewenni Priory | Scheduled monument | 740 m east |
| Ewenny Priory | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km east |
| New Inn Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Chapel Hill Camp | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| Merthyr Mawr House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tingle Wood | Wood | 770 m south-east |
| Chapel Wood | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Pwll y Fflew | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km west |
| Chapel Hill | Hill | 1.6 km west |
| Cwm Alun | Valley | 1.8 km south |
| Pwll y Defaid | Wetland | 4.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.9 | 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 | 51 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 15% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 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 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.