# CF32 8UW: area report for a postcode in Bridgend

CF32 8UW 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 CF32 8UW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend) › [CF32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf32) › [CF32 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf32-8)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Bridgend 004A: 90 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.5879,51.5647,CF328UW
- **Tondu, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.5879,51.5647,CF328UW
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.5879,51.5647,CF328UW
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 490 m east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.5879,51.5647,CF328UW
- **Wales’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Bridgend 004A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.5879,51.5647,CF328UW
- **£209,569 average price**: For the whole of Bridgend, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.5879,51.5647,CF328UW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.5879,51.5647,CF328UW
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.5879,51.5647,CF328UW
- **No gigabit broadband at CF32 8UW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.5879,51.5647,CF328UW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-3.5879,51.5647,CF328UW
- **4.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.5879,51.5647,CF328UW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Betws Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/betws-primary-school-w6722051) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Calon Y Cymoedd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gynradd-gymraeg-calon-y-cymoedd-w6722363) | Primary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Brynmenyn Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brynmenyn-primary-w6722086) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Tynyrheol Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tynyrheol-primary-school-w6722275) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [The Bridge Alternative Portfolio PRU](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bridge-alternative-portfolio-pru-w6721102) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Bryn Castell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-bryn-castell-w6727012) | Special | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2026 | £202,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| August 2024 | £100,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| February 2025 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| June 2025 | £84,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 300 m |
| April 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 350 m |
| May 2023 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 400 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 004A (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 2,241** (2021). Bridgend 004A had 2,241 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,489th 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: 91.6%** (January 2026). In Bridgend 004A, 91.6% 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: 4.1%** (August 2026). In Bridgend 004A, 4.1% 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.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 62.5%** (2021). 62.5% of residents in Bridgend 004A were aged 15 to 64 at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,656th lowest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## CF32 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CF32 was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 239th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,422** (2021). CF32 had 31,422 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 840th 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: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in CF32 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: 87.1%** (January 2026). In CF32, 87.1% 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: 51.5647, -3.5879

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

## Your MP

- [Rhondda and Ogmore](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rhondda-and-ogmore): Chris Bryant (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=-3.5879,51.5647,CF328UW

## How to cite

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