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Caerau

Middle area

North Bridgend. 6,585 people in 15 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Caerau’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£112,500
100th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,665
3,747th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Caerau compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price19 middle areas, Bridgend · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Bridgend19 areas from £112,500 to £350,000. The middle area is £200,000. Caerau is £112,500.
£112,500lowest
Population19 middle areas, Bridgend · 2021
Population: every middle area in Bridgend19 areas from 5,678 to 12,163. The middle area is 7,174. Caerau is 6,665.
6,6658th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage19 middle areas, Bridgend · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Bridgend19 areas from 78.2% to 99.0%. The middle area is 95.3%. Caerau is 99.0%.
99.0%highest
Claimant rate19 middle areas, Bridgend · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Bridgend19 areas from 1.2% to 5.1%. The middle area is 3.0%. Caerau is 4.6%.
4.6%2nd highest

Figures for the whole of Bridgend

These figures are published for the whole of Bridgend, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bridgend and not Caerau alone. See Bridgend

Average house price
£209,569
Up 3.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,002
124th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
81.9years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Caerau in brief

The median price paid for a home in Caerau was £112,500 in 2025.

Caerau had 6,665 usual residents at the census.

In Caerau, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Caerau, 4.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.