Bridgend: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£322,205

Semi-detached

£206,943

Terraced

£169,300

Flat or maisonette

£111,075

First-time buyers

£184,483

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  129,477 in 1991 → 147,530 in 2024 (+13.9%)

  Wales over the same years: +10.9%

• Average house price

  £114,046 in 2005 → £209,569 in 2026 (+83.8%)

  Wales over the same years: +75.1%

• Median weekly pay

  £342 in 2008 → £633 in 2025 (+85.4%)

  Wales over the same years: +73.1%

• Employment rate

  71.6% in 2004 → 67.1% in 2023 (−6.3%)

  Wales over the same years: +6.9%

• Claimant count

  2.7% in 2001 → 2.8% in 2025 (+3.7%)

  Wales over the same years: +13.8%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,918 in 1997 → £21,400 in 2024 (+115.8%)

  Wales over the same years: +131.7%

33 official indicators are published for Bridgend; 26 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Housing affordability · Housing5.8× earnings (April 2025) · 59th lowest of 316
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access93.1% (January 2026) · 111th highest of 361
• Home gas use · Environment9,464 kWh (2024/25) · 116th lowest of 347
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.1 out of 10 (2022/23) · 138th lowest of 363

Where it ranks worst

• Economic inactivity · Economy & work30.6% (2023) · 340th lowest of 348
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access44% (May 2024) · 305th highest of 318
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work40.9% (2021) · 354th highest of 374
• Employment rate · Economy & work67.1% (2023) · 328th highest of 348