Bridgend
6 datasets are currently published for Bridgend. 4 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: tender awards (Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices — Scotland's public bodies largely use a separate procurement portal); the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices); planning permissions (MHCLG publishes for England only); pupil absence (Department for Education; published for local authorities in England, but not every English district — some are reported only as part of their wider county).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Bridgend compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 192nd of 361 (18.3 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: joint 238th of 318 (shared with 6 other local authority districts) (£215,000).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — Bridgend: 2,695, July 2026 (+7.4% year on year, from 2,510). 2,695 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (1,480, 55%). Next largest was Aged 16-24 (645). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 16-24, 16% higher (645). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — Bridgend: 2,690, July 2026 (+7.2% year on year, from 2,510). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Bridgend: 108.0, June 2026 (+3.1% year on year, from 104.8). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Bridgend: £215,000, Q2 2026 (+7.8% year on year, from £199,475). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Bridgend: 146,986, 2025 (-0.1% year on year, from 147,088). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Bridgend: 67, 2025 (-6.9% year on year, from 72). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
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