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Pen-y-fai · Bridgend

Pen-y-fai: your neighbourhood

Pen-y-fai electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 1% here, compared with 14% across Bridgend (13 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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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 42.6% here, compared with 30% across Bridgend (12.6 percentage points higher).

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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 10% here, compared with 21.8% across Bridgend (11.8 percentage points lower).

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

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

24.1%

21 March 2021 · Pen-y-fai

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

554 out of 2,303.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.4%

21 March 2021 · Pen-y-fai

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

124 out of 2,302.

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People counted in the census

2,302

21 March 2021 · Pen-y-fai

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,302 out of 2,302.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

42.6%

21 March 2021 · Pen-y-fai

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

818 out of 1,919.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

44.7%

21 March 2021 · Pen-y-fai

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

413 out of 923.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10%

21 March 2021 · Pen-y-fai

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

92 out of 923.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

43.7%

21 March 2021 · Pen-y-fai

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

839 out of 1,921.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

54.3%

21 March 2021 · Pen-y-fai

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

1,044 out of 1,921.

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

3.9%

21 March 2021 · Pen-y-fai

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

74 out of 1,921.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

12.9%

21 March 2021 · Pen-y-fai

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

247 out of 1,919.

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Homes rented privately

8%

21 March 2021 · Pen-y-fai

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

71 out of 921.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

31.3%

21 March 2021 · Pen-y-fai

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

601 out of 1,921.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

1%

21 March 2021 · Pen-y-fai

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

8 out of 921.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2%

21 March 2021 · Pen-y-fai

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

38 out of 1,921.

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Crime and safety

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

99 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 94 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Pen-y-fai 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: 7 mapped crimes in September 2024; 6 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 · Pen-y-fai
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202470
October 2024202
November 202470
December 202481
January 202591
February 202550
March 202562
April 202562
May 202570
June 202552
July 202580
August 202560
September 2025100
October 202573
November 202542
December 202562
January 202681
February 202630
March 202691
April 202660
May 2026103
June 2026131
July 2026174
August 202661
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Pen-y-fai
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime58
public order17
criminal damage arson14
other theft3
other crime2
drugs2
vehicle crime2
possession of weapons1
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 →