Neighbourhood · Bridgend
Brackla West: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Brackla West neighbourhood of Bridgend, Wales (ONS area Bridgend 016). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes CF31. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CF31 2LL.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification
Brackla West is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Bridgend (2 of 19 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £197,500 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Bridgend (1.0 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Bridgend, is about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£197,500
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +38% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.07; 2 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Average household income
£45,200
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.0 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Where Brackla West sits in Bridgend
- Typical house price: 8th highest of 19 neighbourhoods in Bridgend
- Average household income: 7th highest of 19 neighbourhoods in Bridgend
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Brackla West
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bridgend, 2 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Solar and heat pumps
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Recorded crime
- Homes selling
Stations nearby
Nearest station
- Bridgend Railway station, about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line). About 8.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to London Paddington (about 139 min); Transport for Wales and Great Western Railway to Cardiff Central (20 to 32 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Questions about Brackla West
What is the typical house price in Brackla West?
£197,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +38% against 2017-2019.
How does Brackla West compare with the rest of Bridgend?
Typical house price: 8th highest of 19 neighbourhoods in Bridgend. Average household income: 7th highest of 19 neighbourhoods in Bridgend.
Is Brackla West an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Brackla West gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.07; 2 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Brackla West?
Bridgend. Railway station, about a 14-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.1 km in a straight line). About 8.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to London Paddington (about 139 min); Transport for Wales and Great Western Railway to Cardiff Central (20 to 32 min).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.