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CF31

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Bridgend, Tremains and Brackla, in Bridgend.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CF31 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In CF31, 94.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£228,500
Joint 597th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
46,243
281st most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How CF31 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

CF31Middle
Median sale price35 postcode districts, CF · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in CF35 areas from £94,000 to £475,000. The middle area is £200,000. CF31 is £228,500.
£228,50016th most expensive
Population35 postcode districts, CF · 2021
Population: every postcode district in CF35 areas from 9,323 to 77,530. The middle area is 21,836. CF31 is 46,243.
46,2436th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage35 postcode districts, CF · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in CF35 areas from 32.2% to 97.8%. The middle area is 92.1%. CF31 is 94.1%.
94.1%14th highest
Claimant rate35 postcode districts, CF · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in CF35 areas from 1.9% to 5.5%. The middle area is 3.5%. CF31 is 2.8%.
2.8%joint 9th lowest

Is CF31 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CF31 at a rate of 101.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 96.0 per 1,000 people across the CF postcode area.

In August 2026 alone, 475 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CF31.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,891), other crime (1,003) and anti-social behaviour (704).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CF31 was 92.8 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 CF31, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CF31 has no single figure. Of its 27 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (Wales’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (Wales’s least deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods

Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.

Neighbourhoods in CF31

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Bridgend 011B2,54977.8 per 1,0001098.8%
Bridgend 011C2,59484.9 per 1,000799.8%
Bridgend 012A1,68940.0 per 1,0007100.0%
Bridgend 012B1,16253.6 per 1,0003100.0%
Bridgend 012C1,27534.1 per 1,0008100.0%
Bridgend 012D2,00163.6 per 1,000493.0%
Bridgend 013B1,808158.9 per 1,000990.2%
Bridgend 013C2,30250.2 per 1,000998.5%
Bridgend 014A1,607655.3 per 1,000375.1%
Bridgend 014B1,416146.3 per 1,000199.8%
Bridgend 014C1,654144.2 per 1,000393.2%
Bridgend 014D1,882123.9 per 1,000892.7%
Bridgend 014E1,759207.7 per 1,000284.8%
Bridgend 015A1,60663.2 per 1,000781.6%
Bridgend 015B1,52549.8 per 1,000999.2%
Bridgend 015C1,28029.2 per 1,0001094.6%
Bridgend 016A1,35653.0 per 1,0004100.0%
Bridgend 016B1,254142.5 per 1,000198.8%
Bridgend 016C1,43094.6 per 1,000896.4%
Bridgend 016D2,17038.9 per 1,000797.0%
Bridgend 017B1,562115.3 per 1,000399.3%
Bridgend 017C1,51334.1 per 1,0008100.0%
Bridgend 017D1,60873.5 per 1,0001092.8%
Bridgend 017E1,87622.2 per 1,0001098.9%
Bridgend 017F1,36324.8 per 1,0001098.1%
Bridgend 017G1,20919.7 per 1,0001099.8%
Bridgend 017H1,50833.0 per 1,0008100.0%

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Middle areas in CF316

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Nearest rail stations4

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CF31 in brief

CF31 is a postcode district covering Bridgend, Tremains and Brackla, in Bridgend.

About 47,017 people lived in CF31 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £228,500 in 2025 across 699 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 101.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in CF31 was £228,500 in 2025.

CF31 had 46,243 usual residents at the census.

In CF31, 94.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In CF31, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.