CF36 3YZ

Porthcawl East Central · Bridgend · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Bridgend
Constituency
Bridgend
Postcode district
CF36
Postcode sector
CF36 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF36 3YN 50 m
CF36 3AB 53 m
CF36 3YJ 53 m
CF36 9DG 53 m
CF36 9DL 53 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF36 3YZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 August 2011
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF36
Postcode sector
CF36 3
Latitude
51.478588
Longitude
-3.705506
British National Grid easting
281,659
British National Grid northing
176,894

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Bridgend · W06000013
Parish or community
W04000645
Westminster constituency
Bridgend · W07000086
Output area
W00005546
Lower layer super output area
Bridgend 018C · W01001046
Middle layer super output area
Bridgend 018 · W02000235

Postcode source versions

Explore CF36

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

    399 m
  2. Nottage Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    552 m
  3. Newton Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    890 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
907
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 356
  • Shoplifting 128
  • Public order 97
  • Anti social behaviour 96
  • Criminal damage and arson 69

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

    1.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Porthcawl Library

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.0 miles
  • Lias Road

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.0 miles
  • Esplanade Hotel

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles
  • Esplanade Hotel

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles
  • John Street

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.2 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 399 m.

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

Recorded crime

907 published events cover 12 months, averaging 75.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 356 events.

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