# Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity

South east Bridgend. 13,050 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.5 square kilometres.

Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity had 12,163 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code W02000228. In: [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/wales) › [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £246,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity was £246,500 in 2025. Joint 2,613th 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/pen-dre-litchard-and-coity#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 12,163** (2021). Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity had 12,163 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 241st most 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/pen-dre-litchard-and-coity#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity 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/pen-dre-litchard-and-coity#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.3%** (January 2026). In Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity, 95.3% 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/pen-dre-litchard-and-coity#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=W02000228) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity 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=W02000228) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 208 homes were sold in Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=W02000228) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=W02000228) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity had 12,163 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity at a rate of 69.7 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 | 414 |
| Other crime | 193 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 109 |
| Shoplifting | 73 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 52 |
| Drug offences | 29 |
| Vehicle crime | 22 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |

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

## How Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity compares

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

| Measure | Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £246,500 | 5th most expensive | 19 middle areas, Bridgend · 2025 |
| Population | 12,163 | most 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 | 95.3% | 10th highest | 19 middle areas, Bridgend · Jan 2026 |

## Is Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity at a rate of 69.7 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, 68 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (414), other crime (193) and anti-social behaviour (109).
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 Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity 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.

## Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity in brief

The median price paid for a home in Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity was £246,500 in 2025.
Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity had 12,163 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: W02000228
- Ward: [Coity Higher †](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/ward/coity-higher)
- Constituency: [Bridgend †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bridgend)
- Council: [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend)
- Nation: [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/wales)
- Area: 7.53 km²
- People, mid-2024: 13,050*
- Neighbourhoods: 6
- Output areas: 39

* 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

[Sarn, Bryn-coch & Bryncethin](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/sarn-bryn-coch-and-bryncethin), [Brackla East & Coychurch Lower](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/brackla-east-and-coychurch-lower), [Pen-prysg, Hendre & Felindre](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/pen-prysg-hendre-and-felindre), [Central Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/central-bridgend), [Brackla West](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/brackla-west), [Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/pen-y-fai-laleston-and-merthyr-mawr)

## Latest updates for Pen-dre, Litchard & Coity

- 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/W02000228

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