Maesteg
Maesteg is covered by postcode district CF34. It is in the Bridgend council area, Wales.
Every postcode in Maesteg, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 3
- Some can get gigabit: 17
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 328
- Ofcom gives no figure: 6
Of the 354 postcodes in Maesteg that ONS places, 3 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 17 have some that can, 328 can all get it and 6 have no Ofcom figure.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.6133, longitude -3.6538. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
What is it like to live in Maesteg?
Homes sold for a typical £135,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 0.7% on the 12 months before. At 328 of the 348 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. 3 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Maesteg, 400 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Maesteg?
Homes in Maesteg sold for a typical £135,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 184 sales, up 0.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £262,500 25 sales
- Semi-detached £165,000 53 sales
- Terraced £119,500 106 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole CF34 district, Maesteg's main postcode district: a typical £135,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Maesteg: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Maesteg?
4 of the 354 postcodes now in use in Maesteg came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 2 of the 176 homes sold in Maesteg were newly built (1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CF34 district, 1%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Maesteg | Across the CF34 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 184 (0%) | 0 of 196 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 2 of 176 (1%) | 2 of 196 (1%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Maesteg?
Ofcom reports on 348 of the 354 postcodes in Maesteg. At 328 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How far is the station from Maesteg?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Maesteg is Maesteg Rail Station, 400 m away in a straight line.
- Maesteg Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
- Maesteg (Ewenny Road) Rail Station Railway station 950 mWalk
- Garth (Bridgend) Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Maesteg?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Maesteg. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Llynfi Surgery Phone 01656 739023 650 mWalk
- Bron-Y-Garn Surgery Phone 01656 754200 1.1 kmWalk
- Woodlands Surgery Phone 01656 734203 2.3 kmCycle
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Maesteg safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 1,226 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Maesteg over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 86 September 2025
- 89 October 2025
- 79 November 2025
- 116 December 2025
- 106 January 2026
- 79 February 2026
- 117 March 2026
- 98 April 2026
- 86 May 2026
- 93 June 2026
- 156 July 2026
- 121 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: other crime 22, drugs 12, robbery 9, possession of weapons 9, theft from the person 5.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Maesteg?
- Council
- Bridgend
- Parliamentary constituency
- Aberafan Maesteg
- Police force area
- South Wales
- Country
- Wales
- MP
- Stephen Kinnock (Labour)
All 354 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Maesteg
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Bridgend about council tax Council tax, on bridgend.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Maesteg
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Maesteg postcodes
354 postcodes in use in Maesteg, by district:
That district is in the CF postcode area.
Check a Maesteg postcode
Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
Do not know the postcode? What is my postcode?
Places near Maesteg
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Maesteg's £135,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Maesteg
- What is it like to live in Maesteg?
- Homes sold for a typical £135,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 0.7% on the 12 months before. At 328 of the 348 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. 3 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Maesteg, 400 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Maesteg?
- Maesteg is covered by postcode district CF34, across 354 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Maesteg in?
- Maesteg is in the Bridgend council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Maesteg?
- Maesteg is in the Aberafan Maesteg parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Stephen Kinnock (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Maesteg?
- Homes in Maesteg sold for a typical £135,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 184 sales, up 0.7% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- Does Maesteg have a railway station?
- Yes: Maesteg is 400 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Maesteg, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Maesteg?
- Ofcom reports on 348 of the 354 postcodes in Maesteg. At 328 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Maesteg?
- 4 of the 354 postcodes now in use in Maesteg came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 2 of the 176 homes sold in Maesteg were newly built (1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CF34 district, 1%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
Something wrong on this page? Report an error and we will check it against the source.