Bridgend, United Kingdom

Wales · United Kingdom

Bridgend is a mid-size city in Wales, United Kingdom with a population of 49,404. Elevation: 75 ft (23 m). Average temperature: 52°F (11°C).

Population source: Wikidata (dated census and official estimates), GeoNames. Climate: WorldClim 2.1 normals (1970-2000), NASA POWER. Updated August 2026

49,404 Population 469/sq mi density

75 ft Elevation 23 meters

52°F Avg Temperature 11°C

69.6 in Annual Rain

Europe / London Timezone

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People

Population49,404

Density469/mi²

Veterans4.9%

Climate

Avg Temp52°F (11°C)

Rain69.6 in/yr

Elevation75 ft (23 m)

Population	49,404
Population Density	469 / sq mi
Elevation	75 ft (23 m)
Coordinates	51.5058°, -3.5772°
Timezone	Europe/London
Country	🇬🇧 United Kingdom
State / Province	Wales
Average Temperature	52°F (11°C)
January Average	41°F (5°C)
July Average	60°F (15°C)
Annual Precipitation	69.6 inches (1,768 mm)
Annual Snowfall	6.0 inches (15 cm)

About Bridgend

Bridgend is a mid-size city in United Kingdom (Wales) with a population of 49,404. The city sits at an elevation of 75 feet (23 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 52°F (11°C). Temperatures range from 41°F in January to 60°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 69.6 inches. The timezone is Europe/London.

Climate in Bridgend

Bridgend has an average annual temperature of 0°C (32°F). The hottest month is Jan (0°C), the coldest is Jan (0°C). Average annual precipitation is 989 mm.

Month	Avg °C / °F	Min / Max °C	Rain (mm)
Jan	0°C / 32°F	- / -	99.6
Feb	0°C / 32°F	- / -	57.4
Mar	0°C / 32°F	- / -	83.8
Apr	0°C / 32°F	- / -	59.8
May	0°C / 32°F	- / -	57.8
Jun	0°C / 32°F	- / -	66.4
Jul	0°C / 32°F	- / -	69.6
Aug	0°C / 32°F	- / -	76.2
Sep	0°C / 32°F	- / -	96.4
Oct	0°C / 32°F	- / -	114.1
Nov	0°C / 32°F	- / -	102.8
Dec	0°C / 32°F	- / -	104.9

Bridgend experiences four distinct seasons with an average annual temperature of 52°F (11°C). Winters average 41°F in January while summers reach 60°F in July / relatively mild seasonal variation. Annual precipitation totals 69.6 inches (wetter than the 38-inch national average). The area receives 6.0 inches of snow annually. The city sits at an elevation of 75 feet.

Temperature

41°F Jan (5°C) 60°F Jul (15°C)

Annual Average	51.8°F
	4% below United Kingdom avg
January Average	41°F (5°C)
July Average	60°F (15°C)

Geography

Elevation	75 ft (23 m)
Area	105.3 sq mi (272.8 km²)
Population Density	469/sq mi
Coordinates	51.5058°N, 3.5772°W
Timezone	Europe/London

Precipitation & Snow

Annual Rainfall 69.6"

83% above United Kingdom avg

Snowfall 6.0"

Wettest Month (Nov) 5.75"

Driest Month (May) 2.99"

Air Quality

Earthquake History

33 earthquakes (M2.5+) within 150 km since 1990. Strongest: M4.8. Most recent: M3.4 on Feb 24, 2023.

Sep 22, 2002	2 km ESE of Wombourn, United Kingdom	M4.8	149 km
Apr 2, 1990	4 km NNE of Presteigne, United Kingdom	M4.7	99 km
Oct 25, 1999	10 km N of Hirwaun, United Kingdom	M4.5	37 km
Feb 17, 2018	5 km NE of Clydach, United Kingdom	M4.3	31 km
Feb 20, 2014	17 km NNW of Ilfracombe, United Kingdom	M4.1	44 km
May 31, 2001	20 km NNW of Flexbury, United Kingdom	M4.0	96 km
May 12, 1994	4 km S of Shipston on Stour, United Kingdom	M3.7	146 km
Jan 29, 2004	2 km E of North Petherton, United Kingdom	M3.7	62 km
Jan 1, 1994	Wales-England region, United Kingdom	M3.6	26 km
Jan 29, 2004	2 km E of North Petherton, United Kingdom	M3.6	62 km
Mar 17, 1994	5 km WNW of Newtown, United Kingdom	M3.5	115 km
Feb 12, 2002	1 km SSE of Deri, United Kingdom	M3.5	31 km
Oct 10, 2001	2 km SSE of Caerphilly, United Kingdom	M3.5	26 km
Feb 24, 2023	1 km ENE of Brynmawr, United Kingdom	M3.4	44 km
Jun 20, 2002	3 km N of Marshfield, United Kingdom	M3.4	35 km
Sep 23, 1992	1 km NNE of Tiverton, United Kingdom	M3.3	66 km
Jan 29, 2004	2 km E of North Petherton, United Kingdom	M3.3	62 km
Jun 16, 1991	11 km WSW of Knighton, United Kingdom	M3.3	93 km
Jul 30, 1999	2 km ENE of Bargoed, United Kingdom	M3.3	33 km
Oct 16, 1997	4 km ENE of Torquay, United Kingdom	M3.2	114 km

Source: USGS (M2.5+, 1990-2025)

Tsunami History

1 tsunami recorded within 500 km. Highest wave on record: 0.4 m (1 ft).

Year	Location	Cause	Max Wave	Deaths	Distance
2011	PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND	Avalanche	0.4 m	-	119 km

Source: NOAA/NCEI Historical Tsunami Database. Sorted by wave height.

Monthly Weather

Month	Avg Temperature	Precipitation	Summary
January	41°F (5°C)	5.6 in
February	39°F (4°C)	3.9 in	Coldest
March	42°F (6°C)	4.2 in
April	45°F (7°C)	3.0 in
May	51°F (11°C)	3.0 in	Driest
June	56°F (13°C)	3.2 in
July	60°F (15°C)	3.1 in
August	60°F (15°C)	3.9 in	Warmest
September	56°F (13°C)	4.5 in
October	50°F (10°C)	5.1 in
November	45°F (7°C)	5.8 in	Wettest
December	42°F (5°C)	5.6 in

Bridgend has a seasonal temperature swing of 21°F / from 39°F in February to 60°F in August. Total annual precipitation is 50.8 inches, with November being the wettest month (5.8") and May the driest (3.0").

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Schools in Bridgend

13 public schools (OpenStreetMap data).

School	Level	Enrollment	Teachers	Student/Teacher
Ysgol Brynteg	-	-	-	-
Bryntirion Comprehensive School	-	-	-	-
Llangewydd Junior School	-	-	-	-
Bryntirion Infants School	-	-	-	-
Heronsbridge School	-	-	-	-
Oldcastle Primary School	-	-	-	-
Brackla Primary School	-	-	-	-
St Mary's Catholic Primary School	-	-	-	-
Maes yr Haul Primary School	-	-	-	-
Archbishop McGrath Catholic High School	-	-	-	-
Penybont Primary School	-	-	-	-
Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Ogwr	-	-	-	-
Cefn Glas Infant School	-	-	-	-

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Radio Stations near Bridgend

8 stations within ~55 km.

Station	Genre	Quality
Celtica Radio	-	MP3 128 kbps
XL:UK Radio	afrobeat, asian urban hits	MP3 192 kbps
Easy 50s	-	MP3
Rage FM	drum and bass, hardcore	MP3 128 kbps
Mechanical Music Radio	-	MP3 128 kbps
Nation 60s	-	MP3 128 kbps
Nation Love	-	AAC+ 47 kbps
Radio Wigwam	indie rock	MP3

Museums in Bridgend

Name	Type	Address	Phone	Annual Revenue
Aberdulais Falls Visitor Centre
Afan Forest Mining museum
Birthplace of Joseph Parry
Cefn Coed Colliery Museum
Cefn Junction
Cowbridge & District Museum
Cynon Valley Museum & Gallery
Nash Point Fog Horn
Paul Kirner's Music Palace
Pontypridd Museum
Porthcawl Museum
Rhondda Heritage Park
South Wales Aviation Musuem

Libraries in Bridgend

Name	Address	Staff	Annual Visits	Circulation	Collection	Programs
Aberdare Library		0.0
Aberkenfig Library		0.0
Baglan Library		0.0
Baglan Library		0.0
Beddau and Tynant Community Library		0.0
Briton Ferry Library		0.0
Briton Ferry Library		0.0
Cowbridge Library		0.0
Cwmafan Library		0.0
Ferndale Library		0.0
Glynneath Library		0.0
Hirwaun Library		0.0
Llantrisant Library		0.0
Llantwit Major Heath Centre		0.0
Llantwit Major Library		0.0
Merthyr Tydfil Central Library		0.0
Mountain Ash Library		0.0
Mountain Ash Library		0.0
Neath Library		0.0
Neath Port Talbot Library and Information Services		0.0
Pontyclun Library		0.0
Pontypridd Library		0.0
Porth Library		0.0
Porthcawl Library		0.0
Pyle Library		0.0
Resolven Library		0.0
Rhoose Library		0.0
St Athan Library		0.0
Taibach Community Library		0.0
Tonypandy Library		0.0
Treorchy Library		0.0

Farmers Markets in Bridgend

Name	Address	Season	Hours	Organic	Website
Arthur Llewellyn Jenkins
Market Hall
Neath Indoor Market
Pontypridd Indoor Market
Pontypridd Indoor Market

Hotels in Bridgend

2 hotels within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Cae Court

The Wyndham Arms

Restaurants in Bridgend

24 restaurants within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

An Khang

Ashoka

Colosseo Italian Restaurant

Corvo Lounge

Dash

Delhi Spice

Exotic Shaad

Jade

La Cocina

Natraj

New Red Lantern

Ocean Café & Restaurant

Pimento

Pitch Diner

Quaranta Sei

Raj Balti

The Golden Bowl

The Lounge

Tholos

Toby Carvery

U.S.A Fried Chicken

Viva Mexicana

Woodyz Pizza Co.

Zia Nina

Cafes in Bridgend

13 cafes within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Aroma Cafe

Asda Café

Beat

Cafe Fresco

Cariad Coffi

Coffee & Cadence

Coffee Cadence

Coffee@12

Costa

Dragon Cafe

Harri's Cafe Bar

Taste of Thialand

Ty Coffi

Monuments in Bridgend

1 monuments within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Gorsedd Circle

Castles in Bridgend

1 castles within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Newcastle

Clinics in Bridgend

1 clinics within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Bryntirion Clinic

Dentists in Bridgend

5 dentists within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Brackla Dental Surgery

Broadlands Dental Surgery

mydentist

Park Street Dental Surgery

Twenty Two Dental

Veterinaries in Bridgend

1 veterinaries within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Budget Vets Bridgend

Train Stations in Bridgend

2 train stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Bridgend

Wildmill

Bus Stations in Bridgend

1 bus stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Bridgend Bus Station

Gas Stations in Bridgend

7 gas stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Applegreen

GB #5649674839

Murco

Tesco

Tesco Extra Petrol, Bridgend

Texaco

Banks in Bridgend

8 banks within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Barclays

Bridgend Lifesavers Credit Union

Halifax

HSBC UK

Lloyds Bank

Nationwide

NatWest

Principality

Shopping Malls in Bridgend

4 shopping malls within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Bridgend Market

Bridgend Shopping Centre

Market Hall

The Rhiw Shopping Centre

Gyms in Bridgend

2 gyms within city radius - OpenStreetMap data

Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing

Physique

Stadiums & Teams in Bridgend

Team	League	Division

Airports Near Bridgend

40 airports within the area.

Airport	IATA	Type
Cardiff International Airport	CWL	Large Airport
MOD St Athan	-	Medium Airport
Royal Marines Base Chivenor	-	Medium Airport
Swansea Airport	SWS	Medium Airport
Abergavenny Airstrip	-	Small Airport
Batch End Farm Airstrip	-	Small Airport
Belle Vue Airfield	-	Small Airport
Brookside Farm Private Airstrip	-	Small Airport
Byecross Farm Airstrip	-	Small Airport
Coetir Bach Farm Airstrip	-	Small Airport
Croes Carn Einion Farm Airstrip	-	Small Airport
Curry Rivel Airstrip	-	Small Airport
Dunkeswell Airfield	-	Small Airport
Eaglescott Airfield	-	Small Airport
Eggesford Airfield	-	Small Airport
Glebe Farm Airstrip	-	Small Airport
Green Acres Airstrip	-	Small Airport
Hardwicke Airstrip	-	Small Airport
Heywood Farm Airstrip	-	Small Airport
Kemeys Commander Airstrip	-	Small Airport
Lane Farm Airstrip	-	Small Airport
Lower-Durston Airstrip	-	Small Airport
Middlezoy Aerodrome	-	Small Airport
North Hill Glider Field	-	Small Airport
Old Park Farm Airstrip	-	Small Airport
Park Farm Airstrip	-	Small Airport
Pembrey West Wales Airport	-	Small Airport
Rhigos Airstrip	-	Small Airport
RNAS Merryfield	-	Small Airport
Shobdon Airfield	-	Small Airport
South Wales Gliding Club	-	Small Airport
Stoodleigh Barton Private Airstrip	-	Small Airport
Talgarth Glider Field	-	Small Airport
Tracy Island Airstrip	-	Small Airport
Upfield Farm Airstrip	-	Small Airport
Watchford Farm Airstrip	-	Small Airport
Westacott Farm Airstrip	-	Small Airport
Westonzoyland Airfield	-	Small Airport
Westover Farm Airstrip	-	Small Airport
Woonton Airstrip	-	Small Airport

Post Offices in Bridgend

5 post offices.

Post Office	Address
Bryntirion Post Office
Bryntirion Post Office
Cefn Glas Post Office
Dunraven Place Post Office
Pendre Newsagents UK ltd

Treatment Centers in Bridgend

1 treatment centers.

Center	Type	Phone
Mental Health Matters Wales

Churches & Religious Organizations in Bridgend

15 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).

Name	Address
Bridgend Gospel Hall
Bridgend Quaker Meeting House
Bridgend United Church
Christadelphian Hall
Compassion Church
Emanuel Pentecostal Church
Freeschool Court Evangelical Church
Grace Church
Hope Baptist Church
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Ruhamah Baptist Chapel
St Illtyds Church
St Mary's Church Nolton
Tabernacle Church
The Vine Christian Centre

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UFO Sightings

Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database

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UFO Sightings Near Bridgend

5 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Bridgend.

Name	Year	Description
Bridgend (uk/england)	2011	several dancing light balls&#44 floating around in concentric circles&#44 sighted at 2 different places
Bridgend (uk/wales)	2007	daylight sighting of a classic disc type object.
Bridgend (uk/england)	2004	Bridgend&#44 S Wales&#44 UK Strange lights moving away to the east&#44 sighted for at leat 20 minutes.
Bridgend (7 miles outside cardiff) (uk/wales)	2003	Strange object in Bridgend&#44 Nr Cardiff
Bridgend	1988	The experience was not frightening&#44 it was a beautiful craft that we saw and if it were to come back then it would be great&#33

Quick Facts

Timezone

Europe/London

Things to See Near Bridgend

80 places within 15 km

⚱️ Archaeological Sites (20)

• Bodvoc's Stone
• Cairn
• Carn-yr-hyrddod
• Enclosure
• Enclosure
+ 15 more

🏖️ Beaches (11)

• Coney Beach
• Dunraven Bay
• Fish Bench Bay
• Hardy’s Bay
• Kenfig Sands
+ 6 more

🏰 Castles (7)

• Boverton Castle
• Candleston Castle
• Coity Castle
• Hensol Castle
• Kenfig Castle
+ 2 more

🕳️ Caves (1)

• Llandyfodwg Caves (Dimbath ?)

🖼️ Galleries (1)

• Nolton Art Gallery

⛰️ Peaks (21)

• Brackla Hill
• Braich-Yr-Hydd
• Bryn Maesteg
• Foel Gwilym Hywel
• Garn Wen
+ 16 more

🏛️ Ruins (12)

• Abbey
• Cefn Cribwr Ironworks
• Dunraven Park
• Graig Fawr 'Chain Home Low' Radar Station (WWII)
• Hen Eglwys
+ 7 more

🌄 Viewpoints (7)

• Bittern Hide
• Garth Hill
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🇬🇧 About United Kingdom

Capital	London
Population	66,488,991
Area	244,820 km²
GDP (USD)	$3,420,796,653,789
GDP per capita	$49,944
HDI	0.940
Life expectancy	81.2 years
Internet users	96.3%
Urban population	83.2%
Currency	GBP (Pound)
Languages	English
Calling code	+44
TLD	.uk
Driving side	left

Public Holidays in United Kingdom

14 public holidays this year

Date	Holiday	Local Name
Jan 1	New Year's Day	New Year's Day
Jan 2	2 January	2 January
Mar 17	Saint Patrick's Day	Saint Patrick's Day
Apr 3	Good Friday	Good Friday
Apr 6	Easter Monday	Easter Monday
May 4	Early May Bank Holiday	Early May Bank Holiday
May 25	Spring Bank Holiday	Spring Bank Holiday
Jun 15	World Cup Bank Holiday	World Cup Bank Holiday
Jul 13	Battle of the Boyne	Battle of the Boyne
Aug 3	Summer Bank Holiday	Summer Bank Holiday
Aug 31	Summer Bank Holiday	Summer Bank Holiday
Nov 30	Saint Andrew's Day	Saint Andrew's Day
Dec 25	Christmas Day	Christmas Day
Dec 28	St. Stephen's Day	Boxing Day

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Frequently Asked Questions About Bridgend

What is the population of Bridgend?

Bridgend has a population of 49,404 residents and is located in United Kingdom. The population density is 469 people per square mile, spread across 105.3 square miles.

What is the weather like in Bridgend?

Bridgend has a four-season climate with an average annual temperature of 52°F (11°C). Winter temperatures average 41°F in January, while summers reach an average of 60°F in July. Annual rainfall totals 69.6 inches, with 6.0 inches of snow.

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