Schools
21 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Penybont Primary School is the nearest published school at 442 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
CF31 1EX
Bridgend Central · Bridgend · Wales
Updated September 2026
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Nearby postcodes
Complete postcode fields and official codes
- Postcode
- CF31 1EX
- Status
- Current
- Introduced
- 1 July 2013
- Terminated
- Not published
- Postcode area
- CF
- Postcode district
- CF31
- Postcode sector
- CF31 1
- Latitude
- 51.506447
- Longitude
- -3.578963
- British National Grid easting
- 290,513
- British National Grid northing
- 179,795
Statistical and administrative geographies
- Country
- Wales · W92000004
- Region
- W99999999
- Local authority district
- Bridgend · W06000013
- Electoral ward
- Bridgend Central · W05001234
- Parish or community
- W04000883
- Westminster constituency
- Bridgend · W07000086
- Output area
- W00005415
- Lower layer super output area
- Bridgend 014A · W01001021
- Middle layer super output area
- Bridgend 014 · W02000231
Postcode source versions
- Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
- Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence
Explore CF31
Property
2 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 3, Cross Street, Bridgend, CF31 1EX | 12 October 2009 | £200,000 |
| 3, Cross Street, Bridgend, CF31 1EX | 28 April 2004 | £200,000 |
Schools
Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
- Open schools
- 21
- Primary
- 0
- Secondary
- 0
- 442 m
Penybont Primary School
Welsh establishment
- 591 m
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Welsh establishment
- 869 m
Heronsbridge School
Welsh establishment
Recorded crime
Within 1 mile of this postcode
- Published events
- 3,366
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 1,378
- Public order 487
- Anti social behaviour 376
- Shoplifting 314
- Criminal damage and arson 223
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- Postcode residents
- Not supplied
- Postcode households
- Not supplied
- Residents per household
- Not available
- CF31 1 residents
- 8,914
Age bands in CF31 1
Wider postcode sector- Age 0 to 14
- 16%
- Age 15 to 24
- 10.1%
- Age 25 to 44
- 24.6%
- Age 45 to 64
- 26.8%
- Age 65 and over
- 22.5%
1,405 residents
883 residents
2,157 residents
2,343 residents
1,970 residents
Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.
Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.
Fixed broadband coverage
Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.
- Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
- 0%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 0%
- Gigabit-capable
- 0%
- Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
- 0%
- Next Generation Access
- 100%
- Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
- 0%
Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
GP practices
4
within 5 km
RIVERSDALE HOUSE
MERTHYRMAWR ROAD, BRIDGEND, CF31 3NL
ODS code W95035
309 m
BRIDGEND GROUP
MERTHYR MAWR ROAD, BRIDGEND, CF31 3NW
ODS code W95070
437 m
OAK TREE SURGERY
WHITETHORN DRIVE, BRACKLA, BRIDGEND, CF31 2PQ
ODS code W95010
1.5 km
TYNYCOED SURGERY
20 MERFIELD CLOSE, SARN, BRYNCETHIN, BRIDGEND, CF32 9SW
ODS code W95037
3.9 km
Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.
Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.
Nearby transport
- 0.1 miles
Bridgend Bus Station Stand 9
BCS · Bridgend
- 0.1 miles
Nolton Street
BCT · Bridgend
- 0.1 miles
Bridgend Bus Station Stand 10
BCS · Bridgend
- 0.1 miles
Bridgend Bus Station Stand 8
BCS · Bridgend
- 0.1 miles
Bridgend Bus Station Stand 2
BCS · Bridgend
Evidence in context
Recorded crime
3,366 published events cover 12 months, averaging 280.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,378 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.