CF35 6FL Bridgend
Live postcode, introduced May 2015. Ward: Coity Higher.
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 E (29% of about 550 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 4 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 4 addresses are between 75 m and 78 m above sea level (77 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 | Wildmill 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km |
| Sarn 57,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Bridgend 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest HM Prison Parc Pen-yr-heol | 600 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bridgend Bus Station Stand 11 | 2.5 km |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Smart Charge Charging Station | 930 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 21.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Tynycoed Surgery | 2.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 760 m |
| NHS dentists | Quarella Road Dental Clinic | 2.3 km |
| Hospital | Princess Of Wales Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | South Wales Police - Bridgend Police Station | 2.8 km |
| Cash machines | Princess Of Wales Hospital Cashzone | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,560 m² | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 4.6 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,920 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 60 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,220 m² | 710 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 4.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Derwen Moated Site, a scheduled monument, 490 m north-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Derwen Moated Site | Scheduled monument | 490 m north-west |
| Three Pillow Mounds on Cefn Hirgoed | Scheduled monument | 710 m north |
| Coity Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 820 m south-east |
| Castell Coety | Scheduled monument | 830 m south-east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 830 m south-east |
| Glanrhyd Hospital | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cefn Hirgoed | Hill | 850 m north-east |
| Coedparcgarw | Wood | 890 m east |
| Coedcraigddu | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Coed-y-Morfa | Wood | 1.6 km south |
| Cwm Ogwr | Valley | 3.2 km north |
| Pwll Clement | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
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 | 31 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 31% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 1% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 5% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 96% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 1% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 57% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 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 10 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.