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Pen-y-fai

Pen-y-fai is a village in Mid Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 1,500. It has around 12 restaurants and cafés, 2 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Wildmill, 1.1 km away. There were around 90 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 Pen-y-fai 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
Bridgend
Police force
South Wales

Weather

17°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 18° / 12° · 49% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:38

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Port Talbot Dyffryn School, United Kingdom

Crime

102 reported · July 2026 19% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences41
  • Anti-social behaviour16
  • Criminal damage & arson11
  • Public order11

Neighbourhood team: Pen-y-Fai · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Road Safety & Speeding - Heol Tyn y Garn
  • Road Safety & Speeding - Penyfai Road

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

281 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 233 rated 4–5 ★ (179 top)
  • 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Sarn (1.3 km)
  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Wildmill (1.4 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 (3.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (3.1 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

23 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 180 kW
  • Nearest: Sarn Station Park & Ride 1 (1.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches13
  • Playgrounds16

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

  • Schools6
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens4
  • Restaurants & cafés18

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,795 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

15 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Spanish Tutoring Job in Pen-y-fai – Flexible Schedule, Become a Maths Tutor in Pen-y-fai – Flexible & Remote, Become a Spanish Tutor in Pen-y-fai – Flexible & Remote

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

85% low-carbon electricity

Wind 61% · Solar 18% · Gas 15% · Nuclear 5%

58 gCO₂/kWh · low 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

  • Pen-y-fai, Bridgend · 0.1 km

    Pen-y-fai is a village in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales within the Bridgend electoral ward area and the community of Newcastle Higher. The ward population taken at the 2011 census was 2,447.

  • Glanrhyd Hospital · 0.7 km

    Glanrhyd Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Pen-y-fai near Bridgend in Wales. It is managed by the Cwm Taf University Health Board.

  • Newcastle Higher · 0.9 km

    Newcastle Higher is a community in Bridgend County Borough, South Wales. Located north west of Bridgend town centre it is made up of the townships of Pen-y-fai and Aberkenfig and straddles the M4 motorway. The Pen-y-f…

  • Court Colman Manor · 1.0 km

    Court Colman Manor is a historic Tudor mansion in Pen-y-fai, Bridgend, South Wales. The property belonged to Margam Abbey until the Dissolution, after which it passed through several hands. It was built in 1766 by Hop…

  • St Bride's Minor · 1.1 km

    St Bride's Minor is a community in Bridgend County Borough, south Wales. Located north of Bridgend town it is made up of Sarn, a large housing estate, and the villages of Bryncethin and Abergarw. The southern border o…

  • Sarn railway station · 1.4 km

    Sarn railway station is a railway station serving the village of Sarn, South Wales. It is located on the Maesteg Line from Cardiff via Bridgend.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Pen-y-fai?
Pen-y-fai is a town in Mid Glamorgan, Wales, in the Bridgend local authority.
How deprived is Pen-y-fai?
The Bridgend local authority, which includes Pen-y-fai, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.