CF36 5SN

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 5BF 40 m
CF36 5NY 103 m
CF36 5PA 113 m
CF36 5NU 142 m
CF36 5AS 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF36 5SN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF36
Postcode sector
CF36 5
Latitude
51.486888
Longitude
-3.678708
British National Grid easting
283,541
British National Grid northing
177,774

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Bridgend · W06000013
Parish or community
W04000645
Westminster constituency
Bridgend · W07000086
Output area
W00005453
Lower layer super output area
Bridgend 019B · W01001030
Middle layer super output area
Bridgend 019 · W02000236

Postcode source versions

Explore CF36

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
22, Austin Close, Porthcawl, CF36 5SN 5 February 2026 £385,000
5, Austin Close, Porthcawl, CF36 5SN 21 January 2022 £347,950
7, Austin Close, Porthcawl, CF36 5SN 28 May 2019 £313,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Porthcawl Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    899 m
  2. Newton Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.2 km
  3. Nottage Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
602
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 264
  • Public order 77
  • Anti social behaviour 54
  • Shoplifting 41
  • Criminal damage and arson 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
53

28 female, 25 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.8% 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

3

within 5 km

  • PORTHCAWL MEDICAL

    PORTHCAWL MEDICAL CENTRE, CLOS Y MAMETZ, PORTHCAWL, CF36 5DJ

    ODS code W95041

    563 m

  • HEATHBRIDGE HOUSE

    1A PISGAH STREET, KENFIG HILL, BRIDGEND, CF33 6BY

    ODS code W95063

    4.9 km

  • THE SURGERY

    WAUN BANT ROAD, NORTH CORNELLY, KENFIG HILL, BRIDGEND, CF33 6DE

    ODS code W95034

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Heol-y-Graig

    BCT · Newton

    0.0 miles
  • Heol-y-Graig

    BCT · Newton

    0.0 miles
  • St Clare's Convent School

    BCT · Newton

    0.1 miles
  • Danygraig Avenue

    BCT · Newton

    0.2 miles
  • Danygraig Avenue

    BCT · Newton

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £366,475 from 2 recorded sales in CF36 5SN. 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Porthcawl Primary School is the nearest published school at 899 m.

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

Recorded crime

602 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 264 events.

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