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Housing in CF31 4JY

What the homes in CF31 4JY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cefn-glas & Bryntirion
Council
Bridgend
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,234 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (57.2%). Flats make up 19.9%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.

CF31 4JYWales
Detached7.9%28.5%
Semi-detached57.2%32.1%
Terraced15%26.6%
Purpose-built flat18.8%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56.1% of households in the CF31 4JY area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 13.3% of households, below the Wales figure of 17%. 27.2% own outright and 28.8% with a mortgage.

CF31 4JY
56%
13%
30%
Wales
  • Owned56.1%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.1%0.3%
  • Private rented13.3%17%
  • Social rented30.3%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

CF31 4JYWales
Owned outright27.2%38%
With a mortgage or loan28.8%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.8%14.5%
Other private rented2.4%2.5%
From the council7.5%8.7%
From a housing association22.8%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 36% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

CF31 4JYWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (18.5%). 25.1% of households include dependent children.

CF31 4JYWales
Living alone, under 6617.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.5%14.6%
Couple, no children13.4%16.5%
Couple with dependent children16.9%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.6%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children8.2%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.7%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over7%10.2%
Sharers and other households5.3%5.6%
Rents

Private rents in Bridgend

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bridgend (August 2026, +7.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

BridgendWales
All homes£763£846
One bedroom£562£636
Two bedrooms£701£779
Three bedrooms£816£890
Four or more£1,142£1,247
Detached£1,008£1,083
Semi-detached£813£877
Terraced£752£833
Flat or maisonette£621£706
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CF31 4JY (Cefn-glas & Bryntirion) (about 2,234 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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