FOREST CLOSE, CF32 9SE House Prices & Local Information

CF32 9SE is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Forest Close, 0.4km from Sarn in Sarn. Administratively it sits within St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre ward and the Ogmore constituency.

For families considering a move, CF32 9SE represents a spacious suburb popular with older working households approaching retirement. During the day, white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. This is a settled, family-oriented neighbourhood (average age 52) — stable, lower-turnover, predominantly owner-occupied. 93% of properties are owner-occupied — a strong indicator of neighbourhood stability and long-term community investment.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 22 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £255k, up 28.4% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for CF32 9SE are sourced from Output Area W00005591 (shared with 9 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.