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Ogmore Vale · Bridgend

Ogmore Vale: your neighbourhood

Ogmore Vale electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 8% here, compared with 14% across Bridgend (5.5 percentage points lower).

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.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 21% here, compared with 15% across Bridgend (5.2 percentage points higher).

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.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 25.1% here, compared with 30% across Bridgend (4.9 percentage points lower).

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

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

20%

21 March 2021 · Ogmore Vale

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

619 out of 3,100.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

8.6%

21 March 2021 · Ogmore Vale

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

268 out of 3,099.

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People counted in the census

3,100

21 March 2021 · Ogmore Vale

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,100 out of 3,100.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

25.1%

21 March 2021 · Ogmore Vale

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

633 out of 2,526.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

57.5%

21 March 2021 · Ogmore Vale

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

797 out of 1,386.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

26%

21 March 2021 · Ogmore Vale

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

360 out of 1,386.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

41.1%

21 March 2021 · Ogmore Vale

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,039 out of 2,531.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55.6%

21 March 2021 · Ogmore Vale

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,406 out of 2,531.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

6.8%

21 March 2021 · Ogmore Vale

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

171 out of 2,531.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

25.3%

21 March 2021 · Ogmore Vale

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

638 out of 2,526.

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Homes rented privately

21%

21 March 2021 · Ogmore Vale

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

284 out of 1,384.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

23.9%

21 March 2021 · Ogmore Vale

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

605 out of 2,531.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

8%

21 March 2021 · Ogmore Vale

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

116 out of 1,384.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3.4%

21 March 2021 · Ogmore Vale

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

86 out of 2,531.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Ogmore Vale ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

194 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 172 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Ogmore Vale ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 10 mapped crimes in September 2024; 19 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Ogmore Vale
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024100
October 2024191
November 202491
December 2024110
January 2025100
February 2025141
March 2025141
April 2025162
May 2025194
June 2025158
July 2025142
August 2025211
September 2025130
October 2025132
November 2025131
December 2025200
January 2026130
February 2026131
March 202663
April 2026194
May 2026144
June 2026316
July 2026205
August 2026196
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Ogmore Vale
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime128
criminal damage arson25
public order12
other theft11
other crime8
burglary4
drugs3
robbery1
bicycle theft1
vehicle crime1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Bridgend →