CF36 5DJ

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF36 5SF 97 m
CF36 5SG 101 m
CF36 5SA 150 m
CF36 5SB 155 m
CF36 5SD 175 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF36 5DJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF36
Postcode sector
CF36 5
Latitude
51.485312
Longitude
-3.686413
British National Grid easting
283,002
British National Grid northing
177,611

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Bridgend · W06000013
Parish or community
W04000645
Westminster constituency
Bridgend · W07000086
Output area
W00005458
Lower layer super output area
Bridgend 019B · W01001030
Middle layer super output area
Bridgend 019 · W02000236

Postcode source versions

Explore CF36

67 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
36, Clos Y Mametz, Porthcawl, CF36 5DJ 15 December 2025 £350,000
62, Clos Y Mametz, Porthcawl, CF36 5DJ 22 August 2025 £365,000
48, Clos Y Mametz, Porthcawl, CF36 5DJ 20 September 2024 £355,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Porthcawl Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    364 m
  2. Newton Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    637 m
  3. Nottage Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,041
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 401
  • Shoplifting 165
  • Public order 112
  • Anti social behaviour 106
  • Criminal damage and arson 71

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
162

79 female, 83 male

Postcode households
64
Residents per household
2.5
CF36 5 residents
6,792

Age bands in CF36 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.4%

822 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

642 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.7%

1,170 residents

Age 45 to 64
31%

2,054 residents

Age 65 and over
29.2%

1,937 residents

This postcode contained 2.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CF36 5 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

    0 m

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

  • Nottage Road

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles
  • St Davids Way

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles
  • St David's Way

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles
  • Nottage Road

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles
  • Pwll-y-waun

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £355,000 from 11 recorded sales in CF36 5DJ. 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Porthcawl Primary School is the nearest published school at 364 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,041 published events cover 12 months, averaging 86.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 401 events.

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