CF34
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Maesteg and Garth, in Bridgend.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CF34 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 68% of people in CF34 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How CF34 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CF34 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CF34 at a rate of 95.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.0 per 1,000 people across the CF postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 189 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CF34.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (751), other crime (349) and anti-social behaviour (252).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CF34 was 99.2 per 1,000 people.
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.
Deprivation in CF34, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CF34 has no single figure. Of its 14 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (Wales’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.
Neighbourhoods in CF34
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgend 001A | 1,141 | 114.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.8% |
| Bridgend 001B | 1,395 | 96.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| Bridgend 001C | 1,364 | 113.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Bridgend 001D | 1,402 | 67.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.4% |
| Bridgend 001E | 1,363 | 58.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.4% |
| Bridgend 002A | 1,608 | 272.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.0% |
| Bridgend 002B | 1,457 | 57.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.6% |
| Bridgend 002C | 1,465 | 145.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.1% |
| Bridgend 002D | 1,281 | 156.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.1% |
| Bridgend 002E | 1,364 | 115.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| Bridgend 005A | 1,507 | 16.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 84.7% |
| Bridgend 005B | 1,459 | 45.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.0% |
| Bridgend 005C | 1,633 | 50.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Bridgend 005D | 1,575 | 36.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.3% |
MPs for CF34
- Stephen KinnockLabourMP for Aberafan Maesteg100% of CF34’s postcodes
- Chris ElmoreLabourMP for Bridgend0.2% of CF34’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in CF343
Postcode sectors in CF343
Council1
Towns in CF341
Postcode districts next to CF342
Nearest rail stations4
More in the CF postcode area2
CF34 in brief
CF34 is a postcode district covering Maesteg and Garth, in Bridgend.
About 19,979 people lived in CF34 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £140,000 in 2025 across 234 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 95.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CF34 was £140,000 in 2025.
CF34 had 20,018 usual residents at the census.
About 68% of people in CF34 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CF34, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.