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Bridgend

Bridgend is a council in Wales. 19 of the 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

Furthest from the middle

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year 15.0 Lower than 99% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for. 3rd lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.
Residents at the same address a year earlier 92.2% Higher than 89% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
Average monthly rent, two bedrooms £701 Lower than 86% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

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Cost of living

Council tax, band DNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£208k

Lower than 76% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 3.1% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£701

Lower than 86% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Up 7.8% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings5.6

Lower than 79% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home69

Higher than 35% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 6th highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van18.2%

Lower than 50% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station38.3%

Higher than 73% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket51.9%

Lower than 85% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy72.7%

Lower than 60% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available90.2%

Higher than 82% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and mathsNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average scoreNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GPNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or OutstandingNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents70.4

Higher than 50% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Up 12.3% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households2.5

Lower than 94% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 3rd lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year15.0

Lower than 99% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier92.2%

Higher than 89% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents7.5

Higher than 70% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 10% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.5

Higher than 52% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.1

Lower than 63% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

Joint 5th lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women57.2 yrs

Lower than 86% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 3.5 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home33 ha

Higher than 61% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

5th highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean6.2 µg/m³

Lower than 70% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 36.1% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Bridgend shares a boundary with Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Vale of Glamorgan. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms: Neath Port Talbot£634
Rhondda Cynon Taf£675
Bridgend£701
Vale of Glamorgan£888
Average house price, all homes: Neath Port Talbot£163k
Rhondda Cynon Taf£168k
Bridgend£208k
Vale of Glamorgan£298k
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents: Vale of Glamorgan61.0
Neath Port Talbot67.8
Bridgend70.4
Rhondda Cynon Taf77.2
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean: Neath Port Talbot6 µg/m³
Bridgend6.2 µg/m³
Rhondda Cynon Taf6.4 µg/m³
Vale of Glamorgan7 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station: Neath Port Talbot26.4%
Bridgend38.3%
Rhondda Cynon Taf42.3%
Vale of Glamorgan57.1%

What changed

Average house price, change over a year, June 2025 to June 2026Up 3.1% since June 2025
Two bedroom rent, change over a year, August 2025 to August 2026Up 7.8% since August 2025
Recorded crime, change in the count, 2022-23 to 2025-26Up 12.3% since 2022-23
Healthy life expectancy for women, change, between 2011 to 2013 and 2022 to 2024Down 3.5 years since 2011 to 2013
Pubs, bars and licensed clubs, change in the count, 2021 to 2026Up 10% since 2021
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, change, 2019 to 2024Down 36.1% since 2019

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