CF36 5EP

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 5ET 30 m
CF36 5EU 57 m
CF36 5ES 59 m
CF36 5EW 70 m
CF36 5ER 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF36 5EP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF36
Postcode sector
CF36 5
Latitude
51.486044
Longitude
-3.693023
British National Grid easting
282,545
British National Grid northing
177,703

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Bridgend · W06000013
Parish or community
W04000645
Westminster constituency
Bridgend · W07000086
Output area
W00005533
Lower layer super output area
Bridgend 019C · W01001044
Middle layer super output area
Bridgend 019 · W02000236

Postcode source versions

Explore CF36

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
19a, Greenways, Porthcawl, CF36 5EP 1 August 2025 £115,000
29, Greenways, Porthcawl, CF36 5EP 14 December 2018 £160,000
19a, Greenways, Porthcawl, CF36 5EP 24 October 2008 £65,000

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

    102 m
  2. Newton Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    448 m
  3. Nottage Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,141
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 456
  • Shoplifting 166
  • Public order 126
  • Anti social behaviour 107
  • Criminal damage and arson 80

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

9 female, 9 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.3% 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

    466 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

  • Cilparc

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles
  • Cilparc

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles
  • Parc-y-Berllan

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles
  • Ynyslas

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles
  • Parc-y-Berllan

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £115,000 from 1 recorded sale in CF36 5EP. 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 102 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,141 published events cover 12 months, averaging 95.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 456 events.

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