Pontycymer
Pontycymer is covered by postcode district CF32. It is in the Bridgend council area, Wales.
Every postcode in Pontycymer, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 5
- Some can get gigabit: 9
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 45
- Ofcom gives no figure: 0
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together
Of the 59 postcodes in Pontycymer that ONS places, 5 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 9 have some that can and 45 can all get it.
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. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.6098, longitude -3.5830. 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
Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together
- 5 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. CF32 8EL, is the one nearest the middle of them.
What is it like to live in Pontycymer?
Homes sold for a typical £126,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 5.6% on the 12 months before. At 45 of the 59 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Garth (Bridgend), 4.3 km 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 Pontycymer?
Homes in Pontycymer sold for a typical £126,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 24 sales, up 5.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached 2 sales, too few to price
- Semi-detached £116,500 5 sales
- Terraced £125,000 17 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole CF32 district, Pontycymer's main postcode district: a typical £189,950.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Pontycymer: 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 Pontycymer?
None of the 59 postcodes now in use in Pontycymer came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 33 homes sold in Pontycymer were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CF32 district, 9%.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Pontycymer | Across the CF32 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 24 (0%) | 5 of 323 (2%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 33 (0%) | 40 of 445 (9%) |
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 Pontycymer?
Ofcom reports on 59 of the 59 postcodes in Pontycymer. At 45 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).
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 Pontycymer?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Pontycymer is Garth (Bridgend) Rail Station, 4.3 km away in a straight line.
- Garth (Bridgend) Rail Station Railway station 4.3 kmCycle
- Maesteg (Ewenny Road) Rail Station Railway station 4.6 kmCycle
- Maesteg Rail Station Railway station 4.9 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 Pontycymer?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Pontycymer. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Cwm Garw Practice Phone 0303 303 1029 650 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Pontycymer safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 184 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Pontycymer 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
- 21 September 2025
- 17 October 2025
- 24 November 2025
- 7 December 2025
- 9 January 2026
- 13 February 2026
- 9 March 2026
- 18 April 2026
- 11 May 2026
- 17 June 2026
- 18 July 2026
- 20 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: vehicle crime 3, possession of weapons 2, burglary 1, theft from the person 1.
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 Pontycymer?
- Council
- Bridgend
- Parliamentary constituency
- Rhondda and Ogmore
- Police force area
- South Wales
- Country
- Wales
- MP
- Chris Bryant (Labour)
All 59 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 Pontycymer
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 Pontycymer
- 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
Pontycymer postcodes
59 postcodes in use in Pontycymer, by district:
That district is in the CF postcode area.
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Places near Pontycymer
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Pontycymer's £126,750. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Pontycymer
- What is it like to live in Pontycymer?
- Homes sold for a typical £126,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 5.6% on the 12 months before. At 45 of the 59 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Garth (Bridgend), 4.3 km 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 Pontycymer?
- Pontycymer is covered by postcode district CF32, across 59 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Pontycymer in?
- Pontycymer is in the Bridgend council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Pontycymer?
- Pontycymer is in the Rhondda and Ogmore parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Chris Bryant (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Pontycymer?
- Homes in Pontycymer sold for a typical £126,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 24 sales, up 5.6% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- Does Pontycymer have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Pontycymer is Garth (Bridgend), 4.3 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Pontycymer?
- Ofcom reports on 59 of the 59 postcodes in Pontycymer. At 45 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Pontycymer?
- None of the 59 postcodes now in use in Pontycymer came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 33 homes sold in Pontycymer were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CF32 district, 9%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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