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CF36 3AU

Porthcawl East Central · Bridgend · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Porthcawl East Central
Local authority
Bridgend
Constituency
Bridgend
Postcode district
CF36
Postcode sector
CF36 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF36 3BG 22 m
CF36 3BD 24 m
CF36 3AY 50 m
CF36 3BB 61 m
CF36 3BH 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF36 3AU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2016
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF36
Postcode sector
CF36 3
Latitude
51.478263
Longitude
-3.703722
British National Grid easting
281,782
British National Grid northing
176,855

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Bridgend · W06000013
Electoral ward
Porthcawl East Central · W05001251
Parish or community
W04000645
Westminster constituency
Bridgend · W07000086
Output area
W00005549
Lower layer super output area
Bridgend 018C · W01001046
Middle layer super output area
Bridgend 018 · W02000235

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Porthcawl Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    526 m

  2. Nottage Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    623 m

  3. Newton Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    799 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,028
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 408
  • Shoplifting 166
  • Public order 107
  • Anti social behaviour 100
  • Criminal damage and arson 74

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CF36 3 residents
9,158

Age bands in CF36 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.5%

1,055 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

735 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.2%

1,484 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.3%

2,685 residents

Age 65 and over
35%

3,207 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • PORTHCAWL MEDICAL

    PORTHCAWL MEDICAL CENTRE, CLOS Y MAMETZ, PORTHCAWL, CF36 5DJ

    ODS code W95041

    1.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Lias Road

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles

  • Porthcawl Library

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles

  • Porthcawl Metrolink 1

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles

  • Porthcawl Metrolink 2

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles

  • Porthcawl Metrolink 3

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Porthcawl Comprehensive School is the nearest published school at 526 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,028 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 408 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.