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Pyle

Pyle is a town in Mid Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 13,701. It has 1 GP surgery and 4 restaurants and cafés, 4 bus stops, and Pyle railway station is 1.2 km away. There were around 74 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 Pyle 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

18°CSunny

  • Today: 18° / 17° · 90% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:36

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

5US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Port Talbot Dyffryn School, United Kingdom

Crime

73 reported · July 2026 11% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences31
  • Public order13
  • Anti-social behaviour10
  • Criminal damage & arson8

Neighbourhood team: Cornelly · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Road Safety & Speeding - Curwen Ter, North Cornelly
  • Antisocial Behaviour - Cornelly Community Centre

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

85 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 70 rated 4–5 ★ (54 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Pyle (1.0 km)
  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Pyle (1.2 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 (9.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (9.1 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: Hillsboro Place, Porthcawl (4.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches6
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds5

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

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools4
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,795 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

11 jobs advertised · £46,250 avg

e.g. Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Pyle – Flexible Schedule

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

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 Aberafan Maesteg:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Cornelly · 0.3 km

    Cornelly is a community and electoral ward in Bridgend County Borough, South Wales. As of 2011 the population of the Cornelly ward was 7,059.

  • Pyle railway station · 1.0 km

    Pyle railway station is a minor station in Pyle in Bridgend county borough, south Wales. The station is located at street level at Beach Road in Pyle, 196 miles 40 chains (316.2 km) from the zero point at London Paddi…

  • South Cornelly · 1.2 km

    South Cornelly is a village in Cornelly, Bridgend county borough, Wales. The village is close to North Cornelly, Pyle and Porthcawl, and junction 37 of the M4 motorway, which runs along its northern side. It is in the…

  • Pyle · 1.4 km

    Pyle is a village and community in Bridgend county borough, Wales. This large village is served by the A48 road, and lies less than one mile from Junction 37 of the M4 motorway, and is therefore only a half-hour journ…

  • St James's Church, Pyle · 1.6 km

    St James's Church is a Grade I listed church in Pyle, Bridgend County Borough, south Wales. A church was present in the area during the Norman period, but due to sand invasion by the later 14th century a new church ha…

  • Sker House · 1.6 km

    Sker House is a historic building in Wales. Originally built as a monastic grange of the Cistercian order over 900 years ago, it is situated just outside the town of Porthcawl, near Bridgend. Little remains of the ori…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Pyle?
Pyle is a town in Mid Glamorgan, Wales, in the Bridgend local authority.
What is the population of Pyle?
Pyle has an approximate settlement population of 13,701.
How deprived is Pyle?
The Bridgend local authority, which includes Pyle, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.