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Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr

Ward

South Bridgend. About 9,210 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 23 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
9,085
Joint 2,894th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr compares

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

Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr MawrMiddle
Population28 wards, Bridgend · 2021
Population: every ward in Bridgend28 areas from 2,301 to 11,249. The middle area is 4,128. Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr is 9,085.
9,0855th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares28 wards, Bridgend · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Bridgend28 areas from 10.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage28 wards, Bridgend · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Bridgend28 areas from 78.2% to 100.0%. The middle area is 95.3%. Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr is 91.6%.
91.6%9th lowest
Claimant rate28 wards, Bridgend · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Bridgend28 areas from 0.7% to 4.6%. The middle area is 3.0%. Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr is 1.7%.
1.7%joint 5th lowest

Is Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr at a rate of 45.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 85.0 per 1,000 people across Bridgend.

Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 43 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (175), other crime (105) and anti-social behaviour (47).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Bridgend

These figures are published for the whole of Bridgend, not for each ward, so they describe all of Bridgend and not Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr alone. See Bridgend

Average house price
£210,905
Up 2.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,002
124th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
Joint 72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
146,986
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr in brief

Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr had 9,085 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr, 91.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.