# CF34 9HU: area report for a postcode in Bridgend

CF34 9HU 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 CF34 9HU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend) › [CF34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf34) › [CF34 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf34-9)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 25% on July. Bridgend 005A: 16 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.6408,51.5965,CF349HU
- **Garth (Bridgend County), 50 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.6408,51.5965,CF349HU
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.6408,51.5965,CF349HU
- **In flood zone 3**: The higher chance of flooding, ignoring defences. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.6408,51.5965,CF349HU
- **Wales’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Bridgend 005A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.6408,51.5965,CF349HU
- **£209,569 average price**: For the whole of Bridgend, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.6408,51.5965,CF349HU
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.6408,51.5965,CF349HU
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.6408,51.5965,CF349HU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CF34 9HU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.6408,51.5965,CF349HU
- **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=-3.6408,51.5965,CF349HU
- **4.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.6408,51.5965,CF349HU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cwmfelin Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cwmfelin-primary-school-w6722117) | Primary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Garth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/garth-primary-school-w6722129) | Primary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [LLANGYNWYD PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/llangynwyd-primary-school-w6722149) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [ST. MARY`S & ST. PATRICK`S](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-s-and-st-patrick-s-w6723311) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Cynwyd Sant](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-cynwyd-sant-w6722259) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Llangynwyd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gyfun-gymraeg-llangynwyd-w6724085) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Maesteg Comprehensive School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maesteg-comprehensive-school-w6724071) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Plasnewydd Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/plasnewydd-primary-school-w6722232) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2023 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2023 | £388,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2025 | £262,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2025 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2025 | £101,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2025 | £160,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| August 2024 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Garth (Bridgend County) (50 m, 1 minute on foot)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Maesteg (560 m, Spar)

## 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 005A (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £177,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bridgend 005A was £177,250 in 2025. Joint 4,485th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,507** (2021). Bridgend 005A had 1,507 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,153rd 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: 84.7%** (January 2026). In Bridgend 005A, 84.7% 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: 1.2%** (August 2026). In Bridgend 005A, 1.2% 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.

## CF34 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £140,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CF34 was £140,000 in 2025. Joint 73rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 20,018** (2021). CF34 had 20,018 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,296th least 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: 68%** (2022). About 68% of people in CF34 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: 97.3%** (January 2026). In CF34, 97.3% 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: 51.5965, -3.6408

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

## Your MP

- [Aberafan Maesteg](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/aberafan-maesteg): Stephen Kinnock (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=-3.6408,51.5965,CF349HU

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