# CF31 2LH: area report for a postcode in Bridgend

CF31 2LH is a postcode in Bridgend.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Bridgend. Open the map at CF31 2LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend) › [CF31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf31) › [CF31 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf31-2)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 38% on July. Bridgend 015A: 63 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.5495,51.5118,CF312LH
- **Bridgend, 1.9 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.5495,51.5118,CF312LH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.5495,51.5118,CF312LH
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 570 m north east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.5495,51.5118,CF312LH
- **Wales’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Bridgend 015A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.5495,51.5118,CF312LH
- **£209,569 average price**: For the whole of Bridgend, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.5495,51.5118,CF312LH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 800 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.5495,51.5118,CF312LH
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.5495,51.5118,CF312LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CF31 2LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.5495,51.5118,CF312LH
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.5495,51.5118,CF312LH
- **7.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.5495,51.5118,CF312LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Archdeacon John Lewis C in W](https://openindex.co.uk/school/archdeacon-john-lewis-c-in-w-w6723323) | Primary | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Tremains Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tremains-primary-school-w6722375) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Archbishop McGrath Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/archbishop-mcgrath-catholic-high-school-w6724601) | Secondary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Brackla Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brackla-primary-school-w6722372) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [YSGOL GYMRAEG BRO OGWR](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gymraeg-bro-ogwr-w6722298) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Coychurch Llangrallo Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coychurch-llangrallo-primary-w6722146) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Pen-y-Bont Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pen-y-bont-primary-w6722220) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Coety Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coety-primary-w6722109) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £232,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| May 2025 | £168,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2026 | £187,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2024 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £299,200 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2026 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2023 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: OAK TREE SURGERY (800 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Brackla (310 m, Spar); Morrisons Daily Bridgend Brackla (930 m, Morrisons); Co-op Brackla (930 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £209,569** (July 2026). Bridgend’s average house price was £209,569 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 16 September 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.

## Bridgend 015A (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £182,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bridgend 015A was £182,500 in 2025. Joint 4,964th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,606** (2021). Bridgend 015A had 1,606 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,807th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 81.6%** (January 2026). In Bridgend 015A, 81.6% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 2.6%** (August 2026). In Bridgend 015A, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## CF31 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £228,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CF31 was £228,500 in 2025. Joint 597th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 46,243** (2021). CF31 had 46,243 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 281st most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in CF31 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.1%** (January 2026). In CF31, 94.1% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend)
- Centre: 51.5118, -3.5495

Council: [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend) (Welsh council, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bridgend): Chris Elmore (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-wales), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.5495,51.5118,CF312LH

## How to cite

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