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Cefn Cribwr

Cefn Cribwr is a village in Mid Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 1,324. It has 10 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Pyle, 3.4 km away. There were around 6 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Cefn Cribwr area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Bridgend area is around the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 145,490 residents at roughly 580 people per km².

Council
Bridgend
County
Mid Glamorgan
Constituency
Ogmore
Police force
South Wales

Weather

9°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 10° / 7° · 37% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:42

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

6US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Port Talbot Dyffryn School, United Kingdom

Crime

4 reported · August 2026▲ 33% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences4

Neighbourhood team: Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Antisocial behaviour (vehicular) - open cast site /
  • Antisocial Behaviour Off road bikes - Law Street, Kenfig Hill

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

67 reported road collisions (2025)

19 killed or seriously injured · 99 casualties · 4.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

61 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 48 rated 4–5 ★ (36 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Pyle (3.4 km)
  • 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Pyle (3.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£210,905 average▲ 2.8% YoY

Across Bridgend · to 2026-08

Detached£323,830
Semi-detached£208,268
Terraced£170,529
Flat£111,974

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£763 average monthly rent▲ 7.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £562
  • 2 bed £701
  • 3 bed £816

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

Affordability

6.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.0 times median annual pay (5.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (6.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (6.3 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

21 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 180 kW
  • Nearest: El Prado (3.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches6
  • Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

145,490 residents in Bridgend · 580/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,680
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,031
  • Net moves+649

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Around the average in Wales

7% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 20% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Council tax

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band B (23% of 66,260)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Your MP

Chris Elmore

Labour

Bridgend

Recent votes:

  • AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
  • NoMotion to sit in private
  • NoHighways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment
  • AyeCarbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,805 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Local economy

£738 median full-time weekly pay

3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,400 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 64,606 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

14% low-carbon electricity

Gas 86% · Wind 13% · Solar 1%

339 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile7.8
  • Happiness yesterday7.7
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

5 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in CF32

  • Trem Y Mor
  • Cwm Garw Practice
  • Tynycoed Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bridgend:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Cefn Cribwr F.C. · 0.3 km

    Cefn Cribwr Football Club is a Welsh football team based in Cefn Cribwr, Bridgend County Borough, Wales. They play in the Ardal SW League.

  • Caeau Cefn Cribwr · 0.4 km

    Caeau Cefn Cribwr is a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Cefn Cribwr in Bridgend, south Wales.

  • Waun-fawr, Cefn Cribwr · 0.9 km

    Waun-fawr, Cefn Cribwr is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Glamorgan, south Wales.

  • Waun Cimla · 1.1 km

    Waun Cimla, also known as Bedford Park, is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Glamorgan, south Wales. It contains the Cefn Cribwr Ironworks and some 40 acres of woodlands and meadows.

  • Fforddygyfraith · 1.1 km

    Fforddygyfraith is a village in the community of Cefn Cribwr, in the County Borough of Bridgend. The name translates as Law Street, or The Road of the Law, a reference to the road around which the village was built.

  • Cefn Cribwr · 1.3 km

    Cefn Cribwr is a village and community in Bridgend County Borough in south Wales. The village is located about 5 miles (8 km) from the centre of Bridgend town, and in-between Bridgend and Pyle.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Cefn Cribwr?
Cefn Cribwr is a town in Mid Glamorgan, Wales, in the Bridgend local authority.
What is the population of Cefn Cribwr?
Cefn Cribwr has an approximate settlement population of 1,324.
How deprived is Cefn Cribwr?
The Bridgend local authority, which includes Cefn Cribwr, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.