CF36 5BT Bridgend
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Porthcawl East Central.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Bridgend in 2026-27: Band D £2,478 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,652 | £1,927 | £2,203 | £2,478 | £3,029 | £3,579 | £4,130 | £4,956 | £5,782 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (31% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 50 address points in this postcode, 7 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 7 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: none is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. The map allows for flood defences. Address points are every property record (UPRN) in the postcode, each counted if it is in an area or within 5 m of one (the maps stop at building walls); a few are not homes, such as garages, business units or caravan pitches. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 50 addresses are between 6 m and 12 m above sea level (8 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Pyle 104,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km |
| Bridgend 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km | |
| Wildmill 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Griffin Park Porthcawl | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bridgend Bus Station Stand 8 | 8.7 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest John Street Carpark | 680 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Eastern Promenade | 520 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 26.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Porthcawl Medical | 910 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 610 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hillsboro Place Dental Practice | 580 m |
| Hospital | Glanrhyd Hospital | 9.2 km |
| Police station | Porthcawl Police Station | 550 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Porthcawl Cashzone | 620 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,110 m² | 390 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Nottage Meadow 9.6 ha | 530 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,010 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 740 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 410 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 9.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hutchwns round barrow, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km north-west. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hutchwns round barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Nottage Court Inscribed Stone | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Dan-y-Graig Roman villa | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sandy Bay | Bay | 380 m south |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 610 m north |
| Pwll-y-waun | Lake or reservoir | 870 m north-east |
| Trafalgar Wood | Wood | 870 m north-west |
| Pant yr lards | Valley | 2.3 km north-east |
| Gwter y Cwn | Wetland | 4.2 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
Defra's noise maps cover England only; the Welsh Government's 2022 maps are not shown here yet.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 34% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 44% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales's 1,917 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.