CF35 6BU Bridgend
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre.
Streets
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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 (32% 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 49 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 49 addresses are between 90 m and 139 m above sea level (116 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 42%, 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 | Pencoed 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km |
| Wildmill 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Sarn 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Bridgend Bus Station Stand 11 | 4.4 km |
| EV charging points | High Street Car Park | 1.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 20.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The New Surgery | 2.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Well | 2.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.9 km |
| Hospital | Princess Of Wales Hospital | 3.3 km |
| Police station | Police Custody Suite Queens Road. | 4.3 km |
| Cash machines | Bryncethin Store, Bryncethin Cashzone | 2.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Starling Park 16 ha | 860 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 480 m² | 1.3 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5.5 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Heol y Cyw Allotments 7,290 m² | 1.6 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Earthwork at Pant-y-Pyllau, Coity Higher, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km south-west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Earthwork at Pant-y-Pyllau, Coity Higher | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-west |
| Coity Burial Chamber | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cefn Hirgoed | Hill | 340 m south-east |
| Coedparcgarw | Wood | 1.3 km south-west |
| Cwm Crymlyn | Valley | 1.5 km north |
| Coed-y-gaer | Wood | 1.7 km south |
| Coedcraigddu | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| Coed Lais | Wood | 2.1 km south |
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) | 7.6 | 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 | 52 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 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 | 57% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 0% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 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 8 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.