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CF36 3LJ

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 3XD 89 m
CF36 3YR 98 m
CF36 3BY 106 m
CF36 3BW 109 m
CF36 3BS 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF36 3LJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF36
Postcode sector
CF36 3
Latitude
51.475076
Longitude
-3.703344
British National Grid easting
281,800
British National Grid northing
176,500

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
5
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Porthcawl Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    761 m

  2. Nottage Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    967 m

  3. Newton Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
823
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 312
  • Shoplifting 128
  • Anti social behaviour 90
  • Public order 83
  • Criminal damage and arson 65

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

    1.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Esplanade Hotel

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles

  • Esplanade Hotel

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles

  • Porthcawl Metrolink 4

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.2 miles

  • Porthcawl Metrolink 3

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.2 miles

  • Porthcawl Metrolink 2

    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 761 m.

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

Recorded crime

823 published events cover 12 months, averaging 68.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 312 events.

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