# Brackla East & Coychurch Lower

South east Bridgend. 5,676 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.9 square kilometres.

Brackla East & Coychurch Lower had 5,748 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code W02000232. In: [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/wales) › [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Brackla East & Coychurch Lower was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 1,831st cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/brackla-east-and-coychurch-lower#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 5,748** (2021). Brackla East & Coychurch Lower had 5,748 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,437th least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/brackla-east-and-coychurch-lower#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Brackla East & Coychurch Lower live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/brackla-east-and-coychurch-lower#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.5%** (January 2026). In Brackla East & Coychurch Lower, 85.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/brackla-east-and-coychurch-lower#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=W02000232) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Brackla East & Coychurch Lower live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=W02000232) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 93 homes were sold in Brackla East & Coychurch Lower in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=W02000232) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Brackla East & Coychurch Lower.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=W02000232) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Brackla East & Coychurch Lower had 5,748 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Brackla East & Coychurch Lower

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brackla East & Coychurch Lower at a rate of 82.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 85.0 per 1,000 people across Bridgend.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 214 |
| Other crime | 98 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 52 |
| Drug offences | 42 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 28 |
| Shoplifting | 21 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Brackla East & Coychurch Lower compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Brackla East & Coychurch Lower | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £215,000 | 8th most expensive | 19 middle areas, Bridgend · 2025 |
| Population | 5,748 | 2nd least populated | 19 middle areas, Bridgend · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 19 middle areas, Bridgend · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 85.5% | 3rd lowest | 19 middle areas, Bridgend · Jan 2026 |

## Is Brackla East & Coychurch Lower safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brackla East & Coychurch Lower at a rate of 82.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 85.0 per 1,000 people across Bridgend.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 52 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Brackla East & Coychurch Lower.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (214), other crime (98) and anti-social behaviour (52).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Bridgend

These figures are published for the whole of Bridgend, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bridgend and not Brackla East & Coychurch Lower alone. [See Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend)

- **Average house price: £210,905** (August 2026). Bridgend’s average house price was £210,905 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,002** (2025). Full-time workers living in Bridgend earned a median of £37,002 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 124th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.7×** (2025). A home in Bridgend costs 5.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 72nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Population estimate: 146,986** (2025). Bridgend’s population was an estimated 146,986 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Brackla East & Coychurch Lower in brief

The median price paid for a home in Brackla East & Coychurch Lower was £215,000 in 2025.
Brackla East & Coychurch Lower had 5,748 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Brackla East & Coychurch Lower live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Brackla East & Coychurch Lower, 85.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: W02000232
- Ward: [Brackla East and Coychurch Lower †](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/ward/brackla-east-and-coychurch-lower)
- Constituency: [Bridgend †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bridgend)
- Council: [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend)
- Nation: [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/wales)
- Area: 7.88 km²
- People, mid-2024: 5,676*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 18

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Ogmore-by-Sea & Llandow](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-glamorgan/ogmore-by-sea-and-llandow), [Brackla West](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/brackla-west), [Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/pen-dre-litchard-and-coity), [Pen-prysg, Hendre & Felindre](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/pen-prysg-hendre-and-felindre), [Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/pen-y-fai-laleston-and-merthyr-mawr), [Central Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/central-bridgend)

## Latest updates for Brackla East & Coychurch Lower

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/W02000232

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