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Council tax bands in Bridgend

66,340 homesWalesIn Welsh: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr

Bridgend has the joint seventh-smallest share of two-bedroom homes (20.3%) and the ninth-slowest net growth in homes on the list over the year to March 2026 (+0.09%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the second-largest share of homes built from 2000 to 2015 (12.2%) of the 22 councils in Wales.

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA16B23C22D17E12F7G2H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA16B23C22D17E12F7G2H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Post-war building leads

Share of homes by build period; red line: Wales14%Before190011%1900–19187%1919–193920%1945–196418%1965–198213%1983–199912%2000–20155%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: Wales14%<190011%19007%191920%194518%196513%198312%20005%2016

The biggest building periods here were from 1945 to 1964 (20.0%), from 1965 to 1982 (18.0%) and before 1900 (13.8%). Some 3,050 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band D, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band C). Bands A and B take 17.1% of these newer homes and 40.3% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band C for homes built from 1945 to 1964, band C for homes built from 1965 to 1982 and band B for those built before 1900. The busiest single year was 2018, with 570 homes recorded as built.

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEFBuilt before 2016ABCDEF

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (54.9%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom and four-bedroom (16.7%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band B with two, band C with three, band E with four and band F with five. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.6. One-bedroom homes make up 5.3%. Homes here average 2.92 bedrooms, more than the 2.83 for Wales.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom5.3%2 bedrooms20.3%3 bedrooms54.9%4 bedrooms16.7%5 bedrooms2.3%6+ bedrooms0.5%

Band B is the largest band

Band B is the most common band in Bridgend (23.2%), though the middle home on the list is in band C. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run B, C, D, A, E, F, G, H and I. In bands A and B the share is 39.2%, close to the 35.1% for Wales. Within Wales, the band mix closest to this one is that of Newport. Band I, the top band, holds 110 homes.

Share of homes in each bandA16.0%B23.2%C22.4%D16.7%E12.1%F6.8%G2.3%H0.5%I0.2%BridgendWales

Semis and terraced houses, almost level

Semi-detached houses (30.6%) only just outnumber the other types in Bridgend; in order they are followed by terraced houses (28.6%), detached houses (19.1%), flats and maisonettes (11.6%) and bungalows (9.8%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band D for bungalows, band C for semi-detached houses, band B for terraced houses and band A for flats and maisonettes. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Warrington, followed by Stockton-on-Tees and Nuneaton and Bedworth. The widest gap to the rest of Wales is in semi-detached houses: 5.7 points above the share there (24.9%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes11.6%ABCTerraced houses28.6%ABCDSemi-detached houses30.6%BCDEDetached houses19.1%DEFGBungalows9.8%BCDEF

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Bridgend are Gwynedd (7.7), Swansea (7.9) and Carmarthenshire (15.4); the furthest within Wales is Blaenau Gwent (86.1).

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Placed in Wales

On the share of homes in band F or above, Bridgend comes 15th of the 22 councils in Wales, just behind Carmarthenshire and just ahead of Gwynedd. All Wales councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveBridgend 10%1%36%