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County or areaBridgend
Postcode districtCF35
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:56 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:17 am – 4:06 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,981 residentsin the Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill census areaMedian age 41.93,460 households68% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright11% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,378 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 78% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher28% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C1,621 mm of rain a year, 66 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January44 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMynydd y Gaermountain · 1.3 miPen y Foelmountain · 2.0 miCymmer Forestforest · 1.0 miCwm D?rvalley · under a mileOgmore Forestforest · 1.7 miParc Slip Collieryhistoric site · 3.2 miCwm y Felinvalley · 1.1 miBridgendhistoric site · 3.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesStarling Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 16 haHeol y Cyw Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miCae-Du Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.9 miWindmill Community Parkpark · 4.2 miParc Calon Lanpark · 4.4 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes84 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201819 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Sep 202431 mi away, Wentwood, GwentSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.8 · PM2.5 4.7 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,762 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation87 m285 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 70 to 260 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGlanrhyd Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryTrem Y Mor2.2 miPharmacyG. Rowe Services LTD2.1 miDentistDental Surgery2.3 miPolice stationSouth Wales Police - Bridgend Police Station4.8 miCash machineBryncethin Store, Bryncethin1.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 primary, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 otherIndependentGenus Educationunder a milePrimaryTynyrheol Primary School60 pupils1.3 miSecondaryColeg Cymunedol Y Dderwen1,249 pupils3.4 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL15 miRailway stationTondu3.0 miBus stationBridgend Bus Station Stand 114.6 miFerryCardiff Castle Waterbus Stop16 miBus stops21 within a mileEV chargingHigh Street Car Park1.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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