Coed-y-Paen is a small village of well under 200 residents but is supported by a Residents Association, which is concerned with specifically village issues, and by two Community Councils, which represent the interests of the wider communities of Llangybi Fawr and Llanbadoc/Glascoed/Little Mill. The village has won the (Gwent) Best Kept Village (under 200 residents) competition for the last 2 years, rewarding the pride villagers have in their community.