CF36 3DB

Porthcawl West Central · Bridgend · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Porthcawl
Local authority
Bridgend
Constituency
Bridgend
Postcode district
CF36
Postcode sector
CF36 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF36 3DS 78 m
CF36 3DF 83 m
CF36 3DD 106 m
CF36 3JR 135 m
CF36 3DE 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF36 3DB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF36
Postcode sector
CF36 3
Latitude
51.484039
Longitude
-3.704183
British National Grid easting
281,765
British National Grid northing
177,498

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Bridgend · W06000013
Parish or community
W04000645
Westminster constituency
Bridgend · W07000086
Output area
W00005551
Lower layer super output area
Bridgend 018D · W01001047
Middle layer super output area
Bridgend 018 · W02000235

Postcode source versions

Explore CF36

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, South Place, Porthcawl, CF36 3DB 13 February 2026 £335,000
21, South Place, Porthcawl, CF36 3DB 28 August 2025 £395,000
4, South Place, Porthcawl, CF36 3DB 30 August 2024 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Nottage Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    214 m
  2. Porthcawl Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    622 m
  3. Newton Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    744 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,088
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 431
  • Shoplifting 166
  • Public order 114
  • Anti social behaviour 103
  • Criminal damage and arson 84

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
54

31 female, 23 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
2.2
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

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CF36 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

    1.2 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Arlington Road

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles
  • Suffolk Place

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles
  • South Road

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles
  • Suffolk Place

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles
  • Llangwm Way

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £365,000 from 4 recorded sales in CF36 3DB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Bridgend is £207,546 in June 2026, up 3.1% year on year.

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Nottage Primary School is the nearest published school at 214 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,088 published events cover 12 months, averaging 90.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 431 events.

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