Sarn

16°CPatchy rain nearby

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:38

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Port Talbot Dyffryn School, United Kingdom

110 reported · July 2026▼ 10% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences42
• Public order18
• Shoplifting16
• Anti-social behaviour13

Neighbourhood team: St. Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre · South Wales

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

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)

132 food businesses within 2 miles

• 113 rated 4–5 ★ (92 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Sarn (0.8 km)
• 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£207,546 average▲ 3.1% YoY

Across Bridgend · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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 (4.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (4.1 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

24 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 180 kW
• Nearest: Sarn Park Supercharger (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Sports pitches18
• Playgrounds11

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)

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)

• Schools7
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens8
• Restaurants & cafés24

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,795 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

5 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Maths Tutoring Job in Sarn (Bridgend county borough) – Flexible Schedule, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time, Online Psychology Tutoring Job in Sarn (Bridgend county borough) – Flexible Schedule

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

67% low-carbon electricity

Wind 50% · Gas 33% · Solar 14% · Nuclear 2%

131 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bridgend:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office398 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership327 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test326 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s288 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth230 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

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

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  Sarn, Bridgend · 0.4 km

  Sarn is a village in Bridgend County Borough, Wales, about three miles north of Bridgend and which lies just east of the confluence of the Ogmore and Llynfi rivers. It is located to the east of Aberkenfig, south of Br…

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  Sarn Park services · 0.7 km

  Sarn Park services is a motorway service station on the M4 motorway in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. It is situated at junction 36 of the motorway, north of the town of Bridgend, and is owned by Welcome Break. Bridg…

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  Sarn railway station · 0.8 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.

• Ynysawdre Comprehensive School · 0.9 km

  Ynysawdre Comprehensive School was a public secondary school located in Tondu in Bridgend County Borough which catered for ages between 11 and 18.

• Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen · 0.9 km

  Coleg Cymunedol Y Dderwen is a large English-medium comprehensive school serving the Garw and Ogmore valleys. The school was formed as a result of a merger of Ogmore Comprehensive School and Ynysawdre Comprehensive Sc…

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  Bridgend Designer Outlet · 0.9 km

  The Bridgend Designer Outlet, also known as McArthurGlen Designer Outlet, is a commercial retail park and outlet store development in Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom. It is owned and operated by McArthurGlen Group.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)