CF32
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Sarn, in Bridgend.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CF32 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In CF32, 87.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How CF32 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CF32 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CF32 at a rate of 70.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.0 per 1,000 people across CF.
In August 2026 alone, 233 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CF32.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,103), other crime (463) and anti-social behaviour (288).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CF32 was 69.3 per 1,000 people.
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.
Deprivation in CF32, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CF32 has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (Wales’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.
Neighbourhoods in CF32
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgend 003B | 1,420 | 79.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 78.4% |
| Bridgend 003C | 1,143 | 47.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.6% |
| Bridgend 003D | 1,230 | 50.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| Bridgend 003E | 1,755 | 69.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.8% |
| Bridgend 003F | 1,345 | 77.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.0% |
| Bridgend 004A | 2,241 | 90.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 91.6% |
| Bridgend 004B | 1,778 | 51.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.9% |
| Bridgend 004C | 1,245 | 41.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 53.7% |
| Bridgend 004D | 1,263 | 39.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 88.2% |
| Bridgend 004E | 1,161 | 74.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.5% |
| Bridgend 006A | 2,384 | 84.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.0% |
| Bridgend 006B | 1,736 | 142.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.9% |
| Bridgend 006C | 1,885 | 36.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.9% |
| Bridgend 007A | 1,686 | 70.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.0% |
| Bridgend 007B | 2,437 | 88.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| Bridgend 007C | 1,198 | 73.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Bridgend 007D | 1,178 | 139.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.1% |
| Bridgend 008A | 1,530 | 46.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 3.0% |
| Bridgend 013A | 1,568 | 54.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 64.4% |
| Vale of Glamorgan 001B | 1,637 | 51.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 80.0% |
MPs for CF32
- Chris ElmoreLabourMP for Bridgend50% of CF32’s postcodes
- Chris BryantLabourMP for Rhondda and Ogmore43% of CF32’s postcodes
- Kanishka NarayanLabourMP for Vale of Glamorgan7.4% of CF32’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in CF325
Postcode sectors in CF324
Council1
Towns in CF321
Postcode districts next to CF3211
Nearest rail stations1
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CF32 in brief
CF32 is a postcode district covering Sarn, in Bridgend.
About 31,787 people lived in CF32 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £180,000 in 2025 across 405 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 70.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CF32 was £180,000 in 2025.
CF32 had 31,422 usual residents at the census.
In CF32, 87.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In CF32, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.