# Maesteg Town in Bridgend, Wales. Maesteg is a town in Bridgend, Wales. Median sale price £137,750 in 2025. Recorded crime 100.1 per 1,000 people. About 18,316 people. Town. Code W45000527. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend) Maesteg is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Maesteg add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £137,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Maesteg was £137,750 in 2025. 26th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/maesteg#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 18,342** (2021). Maesteg had 18,342 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 586th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/maesteg#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 65%** (2022). About 65% of people in Maesteg 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/maesteg#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.3%** (January 2026). In Maesteg, 98.3% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/maesteg#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=W45000527) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 65% of people in Maesteg live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=W45000527) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 212 homes were sold in Maesteg in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=W45000527) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Maesteg. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=W45000527) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Maesteg had 18,342 usual residents at the census. ## How Maesteg compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Maesteg | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £137,750 | 7th cheapest | 76 towns, Wales · 2025 | | Population | 18,342 | 20th most populated | 76 towns, Wales · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 65% | joint 17th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 76 towns, Wales · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.3% | joint 2nd highest | 76 towns, Wales · Jan 2026 | ## Is Maesteg safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Maesteg at a rate of 100.1 per 1,000 people. That compares with 96.7 per 1,000 people across Wales. In August 2026 alone, 183 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Maesteg. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (722), other crime (334) and anti-social behaviour (247). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Maesteg was 102.9 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 Maesteg, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Maesteg has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 1 (Wales’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales. ## Neighbourhoods in Maesteg | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Bridgend 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/neighbourhood/w01000991) | 1,141 | 114.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.8% | | [Bridgend 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/neighbourhood/w01000992) | 1,395 | 96.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% | | [Bridgend 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/neighbourhood/w01000993) | 1,364 | 113.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% | | [Bridgend 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/neighbourhood/w01000994) | 1,402 | 67.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.4% | | [Bridgend 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/neighbourhood/w01000995) | 1,363 | 58.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.4% | | [Bridgend 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/neighbourhood/w01001014) | 1,608 | 272.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.0% | | [Bridgend 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/neighbourhood/w01001015) | 1,457 | 57.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.6% | | [Bridgend 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/neighbourhood/w01001017) | 1,465 | 145.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.1% | | [Bridgend 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/neighbourhood/w01001018) | 1,281 | 156.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.1% | | [Bridgend 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/neighbourhood/w01001020) | 1,364 | 115.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% | | [Bridgend 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/neighbourhood/w01001012) | 1,507 | 16.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 84.7% | | [Bridgend 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/neighbourhood/w01001016) | 1,633 | 50.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% | | [Bridgend 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/neighbourhood/w01001019) | 1,575 | 36.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.3% | ## 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. ## Council [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend) ## Postcode districts covering Maesteg [CF34](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf34) ## Middle areas in Maesteg [Caerau](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/caerau), [Maesteg East](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/maesteg-east), [Maesteg West, Garth & Llangynwyd](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/maesteg-west-garth-and-llangynwyd) ## Towns near Maesteg [Sarn](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sarn), [Pyle](https://openindex.co.uk/town/pyle), [Port Talbot](https://openindex.co.uk/town/port-talbot), [Neath](https://openindex.co.uk/town/neath), [Treorchy](https://openindex.co.uk/town/treorchy), [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bridgend) ## Maesteg in brief Maesteg is a town in Bridgend, Wales. About 18,316 people lived in Maesteg in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £137,750 in 2025 across 212 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 100.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Maesteg was £137,750 in 2025. Maesteg had 18,342 usual residents at the census. About 65% of people in Maesteg live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Maesteg, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: W45000527 - Constituency: [Aberafan Maesteg †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/aberafan-maesteg) - Council: [Bridgend †](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend) - Nation: [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/wales) - Area: 4.45 km² - People, mid-2024: 18,316* - Neighbourhoods: 13 - Output areas: 64 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Sarn](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sarn), [Pyle](https://openindex.co.uk/town/pyle), [Port Talbot](https://openindex.co.uk/town/port-talbot), [Neath](https://openindex.co.uk/town/neath), [Treorchy](https://openindex.co.uk/town/treorchy), [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bridgend) ## Latest updates for Maesteg - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/W45000527 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/maesteg, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/maesteg#f-house-sales-median-price. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/maesteg