Amenity availability
Local business coverage is partial
Basis: source temporarily unavailable. The area local-business rollup could not be read from the current OSM seam.
AREA DECISION REPORT
Bridgend area decision report
Balanced shortlist area
Median affordability sits at 5.8x in 2025, which reads as stretch. Gigabit availability is 82.9% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 99.9% and 5G reaches 0.1% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.
Affordability: Stretch at 5.8xSchools: 27 nearby school rowsBroadband: Gigabit 82.9%Mobile: 4G 99.9% · 5G 0.1%Planning: No nearby planning
- Median sold price, last 5 years £194,950Based on 11,510 sales · Latest sale in data: 23 Feb 2026
- Affordability StretchMedian ratio 5.8x in 2025
- Gigabit availability 82.9%Ofcom source year 2024
- 4G strong coverage 99.9%Area-level mobile source year 2025
- Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius
Area summary
Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.
Affordability and price
Stretch at 5.8xMedian house-price-to-earnings ratio is 5.8x in 2025, with a median house price of £215,000 and residence earnings of £37,002.
Broadband
Gigabit 82.9%Gigabit availability is 82.9%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0%.
Mobile
4G 99.9% · 5G 0.1%4G strong-coverage share is 99.9%, with 5G at 0.1% in the current area-level summary.
Planning watch
No nearby matchesNo nearby planning rows matched Bridgend in the current live coverage yet.
Schools
27 nearby school rows27 nearby school rows matched postcode area CF31 4PB for Bridgend. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.
Transport
967 mapped stopsBridgend currently links 967 mapped transport stops, including 942 local bus or tram access points and 25 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 957 stops are marked active and 10 inactive. Top localities include Bridgend (64), Maesteg (61), Nottage (60).
Local business
Local businesses unavailableLocal business context is unavailable for Bridgend from the current OSM amenity rollup.
Postcode follow-up
3 featured postcodes3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Bridgend.
Crime
Latest month 847Bridgend recorded 847 crimes in Feb 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 11,277, with no comparable prior twelve month baseline yet and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. South Wales Police contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.
Local business
Use this area-level amenity signal as an early prompt only while the local-business seam fills in for Bridgend.
Compare against another area
Keep at least one alternative area in view while you weigh cost, connectivity, planning pressure, and postcode follow-up coverage.
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Birmingham
Birmingham has 64,699 recorded sales with a median sold price of £220,000.
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Leeds
Leeds has 62,603 recorded sales with a median sold price of £222,000.
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North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire has 62,345 recorded sales with a median sold price of £260,000.
Open area researchPostcodes worth checking next
These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.
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CF31 4PB
CF31 4PB has 81 recorded sales with a median sold price of £249,995.
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CF36 3UP
CF36 3UP has 49 recorded sales with a median sold price of £450,000.
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CF36 5NQ
CF36 5NQ has 45 recorded sales with a median sold price of £479,995.
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