Brackla West Central sits within the suburb of Brackla on the eastern side of Bridgend in South Wales. It is largely a residential area born from mid-20th-century housing expansion, with a mix of former council homes and newer private developments, set among local parks and playing fields and enjoying straightforward road links to Bridgend town centre and the M4.
Locally there are schools, community facilities and small shops, while nearby retail and industrial areas provide much local employment; the ward has a visible community spirit with residents’ groups and regeneration projects shaping neighbourhood life. Its history as former farmland turned housing estate and its role in electing councillors to Bridgend County Borough Council give it both a distinct local identity and practical civic importance.
Postcode districts covering Brackla West Central
Most populated places nearby
- Cardiff 16.4 miles
- Swansea 18.5 miles
- Tonypandy 8.5 miles
- Barry 14.9 miles
- Bridgend 0.3 miles
- Cwmbran Central 24.7 miles
- Cwmbrân 24.7 miles
- Neath 15.5 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 18.2 miles
- Coity Higher 1 mile
- Briton Ferry 13.9 miles
- Ebbw Vale 23.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Brackla West Ward 0.1 miles
- Brackla Parish 0.2 miles
- Bridgend Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Brackla East Central Ward 0.5 miles
- Coity Higher Parish 1 mile
- Oldcastle Ward 1.1 miles
- Bridgend Central Ward 1.1 miles
- Brackla East and Coychurch Lower Ward 1.1 miles
- Coychurch Lower Parish 1.2 miles
- Cefn-glas Ward 1.7 miles
- Pen-y-fai Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Corntown Built-up area 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Brackla West Central
CF31 2HF, CF31 2LE, CF31 2LQ, CF31 2PU, CF31 2HG, CF31 2HL, CF31 2NN, CF31 2SS, CF31 2EZ … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 12.2 miles
- Bristol Airport 37.3 miles
- Bridgend Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Wildmill Railway Station 1.1 miles
Hotels near Brackla West Central Ad
- Cae Court Hotel 0.9 miles
- The Coed-Y-Mwstwr Hotel 4 1.6 miles
- The Masons Arms Hotel 3 2.5 miles
- Best Western Premier Heronston Hotel & Spa 4 1.4 miles
- The Bear Hotel 4 5.8 miles
- The White Lion 6.1 miles
- The Great House Hotel & Restaurant 3 2.6 miles
- Days Inn Bridgend Cardiff 3 1.9 miles
- Llanerch Vineyard Hotel 4 8.2 miles
- Seabank Hotel 3 6.8 miles
Schools in Brackla West Central
- Archbishop McGrath Catholic High School Secondary
- Brackla Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ogmore Forest Forest 6.1 miles
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 6.3 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 7.2 miles
- Hensol Castle Estate 8.4 miles
- Sardis Road Stadium 11.1 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 11.8 miles
- Afan Lido Stadium 11.9 miles
- St Fagans: National History Museum Museum 12.4 miles
- Barry Harbour Harbour 14.4 miles
- The Gnoll Stadium 14.7 miles
- Cardiff International Sports Stadium Stadium 15.6 miles
- Cardiff City Stadium 15.7 miles