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Pen-y-fai

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South Bridgend. About 2,331 people in 3.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Pen-y-fai, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
2,301
476th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.4%
2,830th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Pen-y-fai compares

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

Pen-y-faiMiddle
Population28 wards, Bridgend · 2021
Population: every ward in Bridgend28 areas from 2,301 to 11,249. The middle area is 4,128. Pen-y-fai is 2,301.
2,301lowest
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%. Pen-y-fai is 98.5%.
98.5%joint 3rd 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%. Pen-y-fai is 0.7%.
0.7%lowest
Aged 15 to 6428 wards, Bridgend · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Bridgend28 areas from 48.9% to 69.3%. The middle area is 61.9%. Pen-y-fai is 60.4%.
60.4%7th lowest

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 Pen-y-fai 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 in brief

Pen-y-fai had 2,301 usual residents at the census.

In Pen-y-fai, 98.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Pen-y-fai, 0.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.4% of residents in Pen-y-fai were aged 15 to 64 at the census.