CF36 3YR

Porthcawl East 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 3BS 50 m
CF36 3BP 63 m
CF36 3BW 64 m
CF36 3YE 92 m
CF36 3BA 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF36 3YR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF36
Postcode sector
CF36 3
Latitude
51.475858
Longitude
-3.704007
British National Grid easting
281,756
British National Grid northing
176,588

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Bridgend · W06000013
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

Explore CF36

26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Brogden Building, 5, Esplanade, Porthcawl, CF36 3YR 11 December 2023 £320,000
39, The Esplanade, Porthcawl, CF36 3YR 21 November 2022 £1,500,000
Brogden Building, Unit 1, The Esplanade, Porthcawl, CF36 3YR 21 June 2022 £285,000

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

    666 m
  2. Nottage Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    872 m
  3. Newton Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    981 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
845
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 326
  • Shoplifting 128
  • Anti social behaviour 91
  • Public order 85
  • Criminal damage and arson 67

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

6 female, 11 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
1.3
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 0.2% 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

    1.6 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

  • Esplanade Hotel

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles
  • Esplanade Hotel

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles
  • Porthcawl Metrolink 4

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles
  • Porthcawl Metrolink 3

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles
  • Porthcawl Metrolink 2

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £302,500 from 4 recorded sales in CF36 3YR. 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Porthcawl Comprehensive School is the nearest published school at 666 m.

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

Recorded crime

845 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 326 events.

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