Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 3,098 people, lies in Mid Glamorgan, Wales.
Ogmore Vale’s lowest grade is for health — 8.7% in bad or very bad health, 23.7% disabled. Jobs and pay trail most towns: the mean household earns £37,997 a year. Housing is within reach: homes sell for a median £127,000, about 2.8 times local household income. The overall grade lands at D, #20 of 32 in Mid Glamorgan. Nationally, it does better than just over a tenth of UK towns. Hazard risk is weaker too (D−) — nearly a fifth of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · health, Census 2021 (the grade adjusts for age) · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Natural Resources Wales.
This town's Health Grade uses ONS's small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for 2019 to 2023, and two Census 2021 measures, bad health and disability, adjusted for age. English towns' grades also use OHID's small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
The 3 things Ogmore Vale does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Ogmore Vale is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Cadw lists 3 buildings inside Ogmore Vale’s built-up area.
82% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ogmore Vale.
One GP practice serves the town. The nearest A&E to Ogmore Vale is Princess of Wales Hospital, 6.1 miles away. At the census, 75% of people in Ogmore Vale called their health good or very good, below both Mid Glamorgan’s towns (77%) and Wales’s towns (78%).
| Census 2021 | Ogmore Vale | Mid Glamorgan | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 75% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.7% | 8.2% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 23% | 22% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
It is shown below. Its one primary school teaches 292 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogmore Vale PrimaryLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 292 | – |
Social housing holds 8% of households, below both Mid Glamorgan’s towns (15%) and Wales’s towns (18%). 71% of households are owner-occupiers. Private rents average £763 a month across the Bridgend council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £252,500 | 8 |
| Semi-detached | £137,500 | 26 |
| Terraced | £118,000 | 79 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 13% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Jobs per working resident: 0.2. At the census, 10% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Mid Glamorgan’s towns (13%) and Wales’s towns (16%). Of the commuters living in Ogmore Vale, 7% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Violence and sexual offences were 66% of the crimes. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 192 crimes and 32 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Ogmore Vale’s built-up area. Per 1,000 residents, 33.1 violent crimes are recorded each year.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Every one of Ogmore Vale’s 3 listed buildings sits at Grade II, the most common listing. Scaled to its population, Ogmore Vale has 10 listed buildings per 10,000 people, above Mid Glamorgan’s towns (8) but below Wales’s towns (18).
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Ages in Ogmore Vale split evenly at 42.8: half are older, half younger. The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, about level with Mid Glamorgan’s towns (11%) and below Wales’s towns (12%). One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Ogmore Vale | Mid Glamorgan | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 24% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 5.3% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 28% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Mid Glamorgan and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogmore Vale | 3,098 | — | D | A− | C | D− |
| Nant-y-moel | 2,378 | 1.3 | — | A− | B− | D− |
| Pontycymer | 2,421 | 1.8 | — | A− | C+ | D |
| Llangeinor | 1,016 | 2.3 | — | B+ | B− | D |
| Blaengarw | 1,779 | 2.4 | — | A− | C+ | D |
| Bettws | 2,237 | 2.9 | — | B+ | C− | D |
| Gilfach Goch | 1,531 | 3 | — | A− | C+ | D− |
| Hendreforgan | 2,445 | 3.4 | — | B+ | C− | D− |
Nant-y-moel, Pontycymer, Llangeinor, Blaengarw, Bettws, Gilfach Goch and Hendreforgan have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on Natural Resources Wales’s flood risk service.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £127,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £118,000, semi-detached houses £137,500 and detached houses £252,500.
3 on Cadw’s list.
It has more crime per resident than most places its size: 68% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less. Burglary was rare, with 4 reports in the year.
Town in Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Ogmore Vale is a built-up area of 3,098 people, in the Bridgend council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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