Principal council · Wales
Bridgend
Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
Bridgend is a principal council. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.
What this council is responsible for
Bridgend
Principal council · W06000013
- Planning applications
- Bin and recycling collection
- Council tax and business rates collection
- Housing and homelessness
- Licensing
- Environmental health
- Parks and leisure
- Local elections
- Schools and education
- Adult social care
- Children’s services
- Roads and highways
- Waste disposal
- Libraries
- Trading standards
- Public health
Type
Principal council
Single tier
Official code
W06000013
ONS GSS code
Nation
Wales
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.
Other bodies covering this area
South Wales
Fire and rescue authority
- Fire and rescue
20
Postcode sectors
16
Wards
3
Constituencies
4 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.
Boundary
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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →
Parliamentary constituencies
Wards
16 wards recorded in this council area.
Brackla West Central · Bridgend Central · Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr · Caerau · Cornelly · Garw Valley · Maesteg East · Maesteg West · Nottage · Ogmore Vale · Oldcastle · Pencoed and Penprysg · Porthcawl East Central · Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr · St Bride's Major · St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre
Postcode sectors
Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code W06000013.