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Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr neighbourhood of Bridgend, Wales (ONS area Bridgend 013). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes CF31, CF32, CF33, CF35. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CF31 4EL.

One of the most affluent neighbourhoods in Wales, changing little against Bridgend

Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in Wales; it is changing little against Bridgend (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 18 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £260,000 (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 20-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

£260,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +33% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Among the most affluent

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

Few signs

Weighted balance +0.02; 2 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Average household income

£55,000

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 Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr sits in Bridgend

  • Typical house price: 4th highest of 19 neighbourhoods in Bridgend
  • Average household income: 3rd 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 Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr

House prices: Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr against Bridgend: This neighbourhood £59k (1995) to £278k (2026); Bridgend £42k (1995) to £228k (2026).£72k£247k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£278kBridgend£228k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Bridgend, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

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 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bridgend, 1 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

  • Plug-in car growth
  • Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

  • Recent price momentum

Stations nearby

Nearest station

  • Bridgend Railway station, about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 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 Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr

What is the typical house price in Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr?

£260,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +33% against 2017-2019.

How does Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr compare with the rest of Bridgend?

Typical house price: 4th highest of 19 neighbourhoods in Bridgend. Average household income: 3rd highest of 19 neighbourhoods in Bridgend.

Is Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr an affluent area?

Among the most affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance +0.02; 2 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Pen-y-fai, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr?

Bridgend. Railway station, about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 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.