Pencoed

6°CClear

• Today: 14° / 5° · 17% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:07Sunset 16:47

9h 40m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

73US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

59 reported · August 2026▲ 69% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences20
• Anti-social behaviour11
• Public order10
• Other theft5

Neighbourhood team: Pencoed and Penprysg · South Wales

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

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)

57 food businesses within 2 miles

• 41 rated 4–5 ★ (26 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Pencoed (0.1 km)
• 11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£210,905 average▲ 2.8% YoY

Across Bridgend · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (5.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (5.2 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

26 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 180 kW
• Nearest: Pencoed Railway Station Park & Ride 1 (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches8
• Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

145,490 residents in Bridgend · 580/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• 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

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

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

Chris Elmore

Labour

Bridgend

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

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

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens10
• Restaurants & cafés6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,805 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

14 jobs advertised · £39,780 avg

e.g. HGV Mechanic/Technician - Plant and Fleet Maintenance, Delivery Driver - Argos, IT Specialist Team Leader

Source: Adzuna

£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

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 64,606 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

3% low-carbon electricity

Gas 97% · Wind 3%

383 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

• 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

3 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in CF35

• Hmp Parc
• The New Surgery
• The Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bridgend:

• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety254 local signatures · 12,590 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth231 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases194 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals189 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK144 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

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

• 
  Pencoed railway station · 0.1 km

  Pencoed railway station is a minor station in Pencoed, Bridgend County Borough, south Wales. The station is located at street level at The Square in Pencoed.

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  Pencoed · 0.2 km

  Pencoed is a town and community in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales. It straddles the M4 motorway north east of Bridgend and is situated on the Ewenny River. At the 2022 census it had a population of 10,011.

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  Penprysg · 0.8 km

  Penprysg is a residential area of the town of Pencoed in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Located in the northern suburban district of Pencoed, it occupies a saddle where the town rises onto the sandstone ridge of Cefn…

• Coedymwstwr Woodlands · 0.9 km

  Coedymwstwr Woodlands is a Site of Special Scientific Interest located between Coychurch and Pencoed in Bridgend County Borough, south Wales.

• Pencoed College · 1.0 km

  Pencoed College was founded in 1925 to serve sons and daughters of farmers. Its main building is the old Tregroes House and was originally known as Pencoed College of Agriculture, Horticulture and Environmental Studi…

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  Llanilid · 2.0 km

  Llanilid is a small settlement of in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is in the historic county of Glamorgan. Llanilid is part of the community of Llanharan along with the villages of Bryncae, Brynna…

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