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Brackla West

Ward

South east Bridgend. About 2,766 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Brackla West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,733
855th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Brackla West compares

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

Brackla WestMiddle
Population28 wards, Bridgend · 2021
Population: every ward in Bridgend28 areas from 2,301 to 11,249. The middle area is 4,128. Brackla West is 2,733.
2,7339th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares28 wards, Bridgend · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Bridgend28 areas from 10.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Brackla West is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage28 wards, Bridgend · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Bridgend28 areas from 78.2% to 100.0%. The middle area is 95.3%. Brackla West is 96.9%.
96.9%11th highest
Claimant rate28 wards, Bridgend · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Bridgend28 areas from 0.7% to 4.6%. The middle area is 3.0%. Brackla West is 4.5%.
4.5%2nd highest

Is Brackla West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brackla West at a rate of 116.7 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, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Brackla West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (131), other crime (70) and anti-social behaviour (39).

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 ward, so they describe all of Bridgend and not Brackla West 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 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
Brackla West in brief

Brackla West had 2,733 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Brackla West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Brackla West, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Brackla West, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.