CF36 5LP

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 5LR 89 m
CF36 5DD 100 m
CF36 5HT 101 m
CF36 5HX 120 m
CF36 5LW 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF36 5LP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF36
Postcode sector
CF36 5
Latitude
51.483100
Longitude
-3.695722
British National Grid easting
282,350
British National Grid northing
177,380

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Bridgend · W06000013
Parish or community
W04000645
Westminster constituency
Bridgend · W07000086
Output area
W00005537
Lower layer super output area
Bridgend 019D · W01001045
Middle layer super output area
Bridgend 019 · W02000236

Postcode source versions

Explore CF36

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15, Sandymeers, Porthcawl, CF36 5LP 19 May 2023 £265,000
11, Sandymeers, Porthcawl, CF36 5LP 25 August 2017 £159,000
5, Sandymeers, Porthcawl, CF36 5LP 10 April 2017 £156,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Newton Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    169 m
  2. Porthcawl Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    427 m
  3. Nottage Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    792 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,124
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 445
  • Shoplifting 166
  • Public order 127
  • Anti social behaviour 107
  • Criminal damage and arson 81

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
45

22 female, 23 male

Postcode households
25
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 0.7% 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

    692 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

  • Woodland Avenue

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles
  • Woodland Avenue

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles
  • Parc-y-Berllan

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles
  • Parc-y-Berllan

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.1 miles
  • Northways

    BCT · Porthcawl

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £265,000 from 1 recorded sale in CF36 5LP. 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Newton Primary School is the nearest published school at 169 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,124 published events cover 12 months, averaging 93.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 445 events.

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