# CF39 8RL: area report for a postcode in Bridgend

CF39 8RL 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 CF39 8RL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend) › [CF39](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf39) › [CF39 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf39-8)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 80% on July. Bridgend 003A: 52 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.4779,51.5928,CF398RL
- **Tonypandy, 3.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.4779,51.5928,CF398RL
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.4779,51.5928,CF398RL
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 180 m south east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.4779,51.5928,CF398RL
- **Wales’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Bridgend 003A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.4779,51.5928,CF398RL
- **£209,569 average price**: For the whole of Bridgend, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.4779,51.5928,CF398RL
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.4779,51.5928,CF398RL
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.4779,51.5928,CF398RL
- **71.4% can get gigabit broadband at CF39 8RL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.4779,51.5928,CF398RL
- **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=-3.4779,51.5928,CF398RL
- **4.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.4779,51.5928,CF398RL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Abercerdin Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abercerdin-primary-school-w6722046) | Primary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Hendreforgan Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hendreforgan-primary-school-w6742370) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £209,995 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £153,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £153,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| June 2025 | £101,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| July 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |
| April 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 330 m |
| December 2024 | £166,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 340 m |
| March 2025 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 350 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CWM GWYRDD MEDICAL CENTRE (280 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (280 m)

## 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 003A (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £104,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bridgend 003A was £104,500 in 2025. Joint 471st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,089** (2021). Bridgend 003A had 1,089 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,335th least 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: 88.1%** (January 2026). In Bridgend 003A, 88.1% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 4.2%** (August 2026). In Bridgend 003A, 4.2% 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.

## CF39 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £145,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CF39 was £145,000 in 2025. Joint 88th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,014** (2021). CF39 had 29,014 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 978th 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 CF39 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: 85.4%** (January 2026). In CF39, 85.4% 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: 51.5928, -3.4779

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=-3.4779,51.5928,CF398RL

## How to cite

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