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Bridgend council area. Every figure carries its own date.

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Homes rented privately

7.7% to 26.9%

Homes rented privately ranged from 7.7% in Pen-y-fai to 26.9% in Nant-y-moel — a gap of 19.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 28 of 28 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Pen-y-fai7.7%71921
Rest Bay8.4%861,023
Coity Higher10%4004,008
Nottage10.8%1581,461
Cefn-glas10.9%2021,853
Llangynwyd11.5%1411,224
Pencoed and Penprysg12%5134,282
St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre12.8%5634,385
Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr13.3%4783,606
Cornelly13.8%4373,175
Aberkenfig14.1%1481,049
Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr14.1%5373,797
Maesteg West14.8%3712,502
Brackla West15.3%1691,106
Blackmill15.3%1571,023
Brackla East and Coychurch Lower15.9%2841,785
Oldcastle16.1%3572,224
Newton16.1%1721,069
Bridgend Central16.3%7634,667
Brackla West Central17%2551,496
Maesteg East17.2%3652,126
Garw Valley17.9%5803,248
Porthcawl West Central18.6%2231,202
Ogmore Vale20.5%2841,384
Caerau21.8%6312,889
Porthcawl East Central22.9%6132,672
Brackla East Central25.1%2841,133
Nant-y-moel26.9%2841,054
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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.6% to 11.3%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 4.6% in Brackla East Central to 11.3% in Caerau — a gap of 6.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 28 of 28 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Brackla East Central4.6%1172,520
Coity Higher4.7%53011,251
Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr5%4589,087
Pen-y-fai5.4%1242,302
Aberkenfig5.5%1322,384
Brackla East and Coychurch Lower5.7%2354,130
Rest Bay5.8%1362,360
Nottage6.1%1983,234
Newton6.2%1442,318
Pencoed and Penprysg6.3%63510,013
Brackla West Central6.7%2343,478
Llangynwyd6.8%2032,964
Oldcastle7.4%3825,175
Cornelly7.5%5567,400
Cefn-glas7.7%3194,125
Brackla West7.8%2142,740
Porthcawl West Central8.1%2062,537
St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre8.1%82210,122
Bridgend Central8.4%85010,073
Ogmore Vale8.6%2683,099
Garw Valley8.8%6787,688
Maesteg West9%5105,685
Maesteg East9%4254,697
Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr9.1%8108,880
Nant-y-moel9.5%2262,373
Porthcawl East Central9.8%5555,681
Blackmill11.3%2832,509
Caerau11.3%7566,665
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People aged 65 or over

12.4% to 40.4%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 12.4% in Brackla West to 40.4% in Rest Bay — a gap of 28 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 28 of 28 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Brackla West12.4%3402,739
Coity Higher13.4%1,50411,253
Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr14.5%1,3169,086
Brackla East Central14.9%3762,522
Garw Valley17.3%1,3277,691
St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre18.1%1,82810,120
Nant-y-moel18.1%4292,374
Caerau18.5%1,2366,665
Cornelly18.7%1,3867,400
Aberkenfig19%4532,385
Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr19.2%1,7018,880
Brackla East and Coychurch Lower19.9%8224,129
Ogmore Vale20%6193,100
Brackla West Central20.1%6973,476
Blackmill20.3%5092,509
Maesteg West21.1%1,2005,686
Oldcastle21.7%1,1245,175
Cefn-glas22.2%9184,126
Bridgend Central22.5%2,26410,075
Pencoed and Penprysg22.9%2,29610,010
Llangynwyd23%6812,963
Pen-y-fai24.1%5542,303
Maesteg East26%1,2224,698
Porthcawl East Central28.6%1,6235,679
Porthcawl West Central29.6%7522,538
Nottage34%1,1003,232
Newton37.2%8622,317
Rest Bay40.4%9532,361
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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

12.9% to 35.3%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 12.9% in Pen-y-fai to 35.3% in Caerau — a gap of 22.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 28 of 28 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Pen-y-fai12.9%2471,919
Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr13%9367,206
Brackla East and Coychurch Lower13.4%4613,439
Brackla East Central13.7%2832,061
Rest Bay13.8%2872,079
Coity Higher14.2%1,3089,224
Nottage15.2%4292,821
Newton17.2%3562,072
Oldcastle17.4%7424,257
Brackla West Central18.2%5182,852
Porthcawl West Central18.3%3992,176
Cefn-glas20%6843,427
Aberkenfig20.3%4031,988
Pencoed and Penprysg20.6%1,7128,291
Brackla West20.8%4302,069
Llangynwyd21.3%5292,481
Bridgend Central22.9%1,9148,360
Porthcawl East Central23%1,1284,912
Cornelly23.2%1,3595,853
St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre24.5%2,0128,221
Ogmore Vale25.3%6382,526
Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr27%1,9337,169
Maesteg West27.3%1,2914,724
Nant-y-moel27.7%5341,925
Maesteg East28.7%1,1293,936
Garw Valley29.2%1,8076,184
Blackmill32.4%6562,026
Caerau35.3%1,8675,285
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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

17.7% to 45.7%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 17.7% in Caerau to 45.7% in Rest Bay — a gap of 28 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 28 of 28 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Caerau17.7%9345,285
Nant-y-moel19.3%3711,925
Blackmill20.5%4152,026
Garw Valley21%1,2986,184
Maesteg East22.7%8953,936
Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr22.8%1,6357,169
Ogmore Vale25.1%6332,526
Maesteg West25.6%1,2094,724
Cornelly25.7%1,5055,853
Cefn-glas26.1%8933,427
St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre27.5%2,2648,221
Bridgend Central28.2%2,3608,360
Brackla West29.3%6072,069
Brackla West Central29.5%8402,852
Porthcawl East Central29.8%1,4624,912
Pencoed and Penprysg29.9%2,4818,291
Aberkenfig31.4%6251,988
Llangynwyd32.3%8022,481
Brackla East Central34.5%7122,061
Brackla East and Coychurch Lower36.6%1,2603,439
Oldcastle37.5%1,5984,257
Porthcawl West Central37.5%8172,176
Coity Higher38.9%3,5899,224
Nottage39.4%1,1122,821
Newton39.6%8212,072
Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr40.9%2,9477,206
Pen-y-fai42.6%8181,919
Rest Bay45.7%9502,079
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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10% to 34.5%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 10% in Pen-y-fai to 34.5% in Caerau — a gap of 24.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 28 of 28 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Pen-y-fai10%92923
Coity Higher10.2%4084,009
Brackla East and Coychurch Lower11.9%2121,783
Nottage12.2%1781,459
Rest Bay12.6%1291,023
Brackla East Central14.1%1601,134
Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr14.9%5383,605
Newton15.5%1661,068
Brackla West Central16.7%2491,494
Oldcastle17.2%3812,221
Aberkenfig17.5%1831,047
Pencoed and Penprysg18%7694,284
Porthcawl West Central21.9%2631,202
Cefn-glas23%4261,853
Llangynwyd23.1%2831,227
Bridgend Central24.1%1,1254,669
St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre24.1%1,0564,382
Cornelly24.1%7653,174
Porthcawl East Central24.8%6632,671
Ogmore Vale26%3601,386
Maesteg East26.3%5592,124
Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr26.4%1,0033,794
Maesteg West27.1%6782,499
Garw Valley29.3%9533,248
Brackla West29.4%3251,106
Nant-y-moel29.8%3131,051
Blackmill32%3271,022
Caerau34.5%9962,888
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Homes rented from a council or housing association

0.5% to 43.1%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 0.5% in Newton to 43.1% in Brackla West — a gap of 42.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 28 of 28 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
WardShareCountPopulation or households covered
Newton0.5%51,069
Pen-y-fai0.9%8921
Nottage0.9%131,461
Rest Bay2.4%251,023
Brackla East Central4%451,133
Nant-y-moel4.9%521,054
Brackla East and Coychurch Lower6.8%1221,785
Aberkenfig6.9%721,049
Coity Higher7.1%2854,008
Porthcawl West Central8.1%971,202
Ogmore Vale8.4%1161,384
Brackla West Central10.6%1581,496
Llangynwyd10.6%1301,224
Porthcawl East Central10.8%2892,672
Pencoed and Penprysg10.8%4644,282
Oldcastle12.6%2812,224
Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr12.6%4563,606
Maesteg East12.9%2752,126
Caerau13.4%3862,889
Maesteg West14.6%3652,502
Garw Valley16.3%5303,248
Cefn-glas16.5%3061,853
St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre20.6%9044,385
Blackmill20.8%2131,023
Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr21%7983,797
Bridgend Central22.2%1,0374,667
Cornelly24.2%7673,175
Brackla West43.1%4771,106
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AberkenfigBlackmillBrackla East and Coychurch LowerBrackla East CentralBrackla WestBrackla West CentralBridgend CentralBryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr MawrCaerauCefn-glasCoity HigherCornellyGarw ValleyLlangynwydMaesteg EastMaesteg WestNant-y-moelNewtonNottageOgmore ValeOldcastlePencoed and PenprysgPen-y-faiPorthcawl East CentralPorthcawl West CentralPyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn CribwrRest BaySt Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre
28 mapped electoral wards · May 2026. The same wards are available in the named list below. These are council boundaries, not police neighbourhoods.

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Aberkenfig →2,384 people · census date in profileBlackmill →2,508 people · census date in profileBrackla East and Coychurch Lower →4,130 people · census date in profileBrackla East Central →2,520 people · census date in profileBrackla West →2,738 people · census date in profileBrackla West Central →3,478 people · census date in profileBridgend Central →10,073 people · census date in profileBryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr →9,087 people · census date in profileCaerau →6,665 people · census date in profileCefn-glas →4,126 people · census date in profileCoity Higher →11,251 people · census date in profileCornelly →7,400 people · census date in profileGarw Valley →7,688 people · census date in profileLlangynwyd →2,966 people · census date in profileMaesteg East →4,697 people · census date in profileMaesteg West →5,685 people · census date in profileNant-y-moel →2,373 people · census date in profileNewton →2,317 people · census date in profileNottage →3,234 people · census date in profileOgmore Vale →3,100 people · census date in profileOldcastle →5,175 people · census date in profilePencoed and Penprysg →10,011 people · census date in profilePen-y-fai →2,302 people · census date in profilePorthcawl East Central →5,681 people · census date in profilePorthcawl West Central →2,538 people · census date in profilePyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr →8,880 people · census date in profileRest Bay →2,358 people · census date in profileSt Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre →10,120 people · census date in profile