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CF36 3BY

Porthcawl East Central · Bridgend · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 3XD 55 m
CF36 3XA 105 m
CF36 3BW 122 m
CF36 3YR 162 m
CF36 3BP 167 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF36 3BY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF36
Postcode sector
CF36 3
Latitude
51.475296
Longitude
-3.701855
British National Grid easting
281,904
British National Grid northing
176,522

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
W00005540
Lower layer super output area
Bridgend 019D · W01001045
Middle layer super output area
Bridgend 019 · W02000236

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Porthcawl Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    817 m

  2. Newton Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    931 m

  3. Nottage Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    978 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
967
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 374
  • Shoplifting 166
  • Public order 96
  • Anti social behaviour 95
  • Criminal damage and arson 72

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • PORTHCAWL MEDICAL

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

    ODS code W95041

    1.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Porthcawl Metrolink 4

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles

  • Porthcawl Metrolink 3

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles

  • Porthcawl Metrolink 2

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles

  • Porthcawl Metrolink 1

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles

  • Esplanade Hotel

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Porthcawl Comprehensive School is the nearest published school at 817 m.

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

Recorded crime

967 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 374 events.

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