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Affluence in CF32 9UJ

How CF32 9UJ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Sarn, Bryn-coch & Bryncethin
Council
Bridgend
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,685 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off CF32 9UJ is

On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, the CF32 9UJ area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of Wales. Its lowest-scoring category is access to services (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within Wales only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
8.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Access to services3.0
  • Health and disability5.0
  • Employment7.0
  • Education and skills7.0
  • Community safety7.0
  • Income8.0
  • Living environment8.0
  • Housing10.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£42,399
Before tax, all sources
Wales
£44,854
Below the national average
Higher than
18%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

66.3% of adults in the CF32 9UJ area are in work, above the Wales average of 51.9%. 15.9% are retired and 5.1% are full-time students.

CF32 9UJWales
Employee, full-time46.8%31.9%
Employee, part-time11.7%11.8%
Self-employed7.9%8.2%
Unemployed1.8%2.5%
Full-time student5.1%7.9%
Retired15.9%24.7%
Looking after home or family3.5%4.3%
Long-term sick or disabled4.4%5.9%
Other2.9%2.9%
Occupations

Social grade

30.8% of adults in the CF32 9UJ area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the Wales average of 29.6%.

CF32 9UJWales
Higher managerial & professional9.6%10.2%
Lower managerial & professional21.1%19.4%
Intermediate14.1%11.6%
Small employers & self-employed8.9%10.1%
Lower supervisory & technical8.2%6.2%
Semi-routine14.8%13.1%
Routine13.2%13.2%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5.2%8.5%
Full-time students4.9%7.6%
Education

Highest qualification

35% of adults in the CF32 9UJ area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the Wales average of 31.5%. 16.3% have no qualifications.

CF32 9UJWales
Degree level or above35%31.5%
A level or equivalent18.7%17.2%
GCSE grade 4/C or above14.3%14.4%
Below GCSE grade 4/C6.5%8.7%
Apprenticeship6.2%5.6%
Other qualifications2.9%2.7%
No qualifications16.3%19.9%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CF32 9UJ (Sarn, Bryn-coch & Bryncethin) (about 1,685 residents).

Sources: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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