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Heol-y-Cyw

Heol-y-Cyw is a village in Mid Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 538. The nearest railway station is Pencoed, 2.4 km away. In June 2026, there were around 7 recorded street crimes, 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 Heol-y-Cyw 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

16°CSunny

  • Today: 17° / 11° · 17% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:44

13h 7m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

Crime

3 reported · July 2026

  • Violence & sexual offences2
  • Anti-social behaviour1

Neighbourhood team: Pencoed and Penprysg · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Drug Dealing
  • ASB - Vehicles / Road Safety / E-Scooters

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

Road safety

72 reported road collisions (2024)

13 killed or seriously injured · 98 casualties · 4.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

33 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 23 rated 4–5 ★ (13 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Pencoed (3.0 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Pencoed (3.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£207,546 average 3.1% YoY

Across Bridgend · to 2026-06

Detached£319,214
Semi-detached£205,073
Terraced£167,433
Flat£110,149

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£759 average monthly rent 7.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £559
  • 2 bed £697
  • 3 bed £812

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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 (5.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (5.8 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

25 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 180 kW
  • Nearest: High Street, Heol-y-Cyw (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds1

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)

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:

  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
  • AyeDraft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
  • AyeDraft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,795 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

6 jobs advertised · £40,703 avg

e.g. Mobile Electrician, Hgv Class 2 Driver, C4W Employment Mentor

Source: Adzuna

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

64% low-carbon electricity

Solar 47% · Gas 35% · Wind 13% · Nuclear 3%

139 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bridgend:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Coychurch Higher · 0.4 km

    Coychurch Higher is a community in Bridgend County Borough, south Wales. It covers the westerly area of the county north of Pencoed and south of Ogmore Vale. The community is sparsely populated and contains only one s…

  • Heol-y-Cyw · 0.4 km

    Heol-y-Cyw is a little village in Bridgend County Borough, Wales, located near Bridgend, in the community of Coychurch Higher. The village, and its surroundings, had a population of 538 in 2011 census.

  • Cefn Hirgoed · 1.4 km

    Cefn Hirgoed is a ridge in Bridgend county borough in South Wales. The ridge extends for about 5 km east from the village of Sarn just north of Bridgend to Pen-prysg north of Pencoed. At the point where it reaches it…

  • Mynydd y Gaer · 1.8 km

    Mynydd y Gaer is a 295-metre-high hill in Bridgend County Borough in South Wales. The summit is crowned by a trig point.

  • Blackmill Woodlands · 2.3 km

    Blackmill Woodlands is woodland which is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation near Blackmill in Bridgend County Borough, south Wales, formerly it was in Glamorgan.

  • Blackmill railway station · 2.5 km

    Blackmill railway station served the village of Blackmill, in the historical county of Glamorgan County Council, Wales, from 1873 to 1961 on the Ogmore Valley line.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Heol-y-Cyw?
Heol-y-Cyw is a town in Mid Glamorgan, Wales, in the Bridgend local authority.
What is the population of Heol-y-Cyw?
Heol-y-Cyw has an approximate settlement population of 538.
How deprived is Heol-y-Cyw?
The Bridgend local authority, which includes Heol-y-Cyw, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.