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Bridgend 004A

Neighbourhood

North east Bridgend. 2,285 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.7 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025

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In the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, Bridgend 004A is in decile 1.

Population
2,241
Joint 2,489th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.5%
Joint 20,656th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Bridgend 004A compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Bridgend 004AMiddle
Population91 neighbourhoods, Bridgend · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Bridgend91 areas from 1,010 to 2,975. The middle area is 1,530. Bridgend 004A is 2,241.
2,2418th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage91 neighbourhoods, Bridgend · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Bridgend91 areas from 3.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.1%. Bridgend 004A is 91.6%.
91.6%joint 24th lowest
Claimant rate91 neighbourhoods, Bridgend · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Bridgend91 areas from 0.5% to 6.6%. The middle area is 3.0%. Bridgend 004A is 4.1%.
4.1%joint 19th highest
Aged 15 to 6491 neighbourhoods, Bridgend · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Bridgend91 areas from 48.4% to 82.7%. The middle area is 62.7%. Bridgend 004A is 62.5%.
62.5%43rd lowest

Is Bridgend 004A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bridgend 004A at a rate of 90.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 62.8 per 1,000 people across Blaengarw, Pontycymer & Bettws.

Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bridgend 004A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (129), other crime (43) and anti-social behaviour (19).

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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Bridgend and not Bridgend 004A alone. See Bridgend

Average house price
£210,905
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,002
124th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
Joint 72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
146,986
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Bridgend 004A in brief

Bridgend 004A had 2,241 usual residents at the census.

In Bridgend 004A, 91.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bridgend 004A, 4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

62.5% of residents in Bridgend 004A were aged 15 to 64 at the census.