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Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr

Middle area

South Bridgend. 6,003 people in 27 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£270,000
3,117th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,678
2,352nd lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr compares

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

Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr MawrMiddle
Median sale price19 middle areas, Bridgend · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Bridgend19 areas from £112,500 to £350,000. The middle area is £200,000. Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr is £270,000.
£270,0004th highest
Population19 middle areas, Bridgend · 2021
Population: every middle area in Bridgend19 areas from 5,678 to 12,163. The middle area is 7,174. Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr is 5,678.
5,678lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage19 middle areas, Bridgend · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Bridgend19 areas from 78.2% to 99.0%. The middle area is 95.3%. Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr is 85.0%.
85.0%2nd lowest
Claimant rate19 middle areas, Bridgend · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Bridgend19 areas from 1.2% to 5.1%. The middle area is 3.0%. Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr is 1.2%.
1.2%lowest

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-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr alone. See Bridgend

Average house price
£209,569
Up 3.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,002
124th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
81.9years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr in brief

The median price paid for a home in Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr was £270,000 in 2025.

Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr had 5,678 usual residents at the census.

In Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr, 85.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.