CF36 5DR Bridgend
Live postcode, introduced July 2021. 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 C (34% of about 850 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 27 address points in this postcode, 0 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: 0 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 7 m above sea level.
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 | 4.5 km |
| Bridgend 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km | |
| Wildmill 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Pwll-y-waun Porthcawl | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bridgend Bus Station Stand 8 | 8.1 km |
| Car parks | John Street Carpark | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Eastern Promenade | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 26.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Porthcawl Medical | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Porthcawl Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Porthcawl Dental Practice | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Glanrhyd Hospital | 8.5 km |
| Police station | Porthcawl Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Porthcawl New Rd, Porthcawl Cashzone | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Nottage Meadow 9.6 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 930 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 520 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 380 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 9.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John the Baptist, a listed building (Grade I), 880 m east. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John the Baptist | Listed building, Grade I | 880 m east |
| Nottage Court Inscribed Stone | Scheduled monument | 930 m north-west |
| Nottage Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m north-west |
| Dan-y-Graig Roman villa | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km east |
| Hutchwns round barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pwll-y-waun | Lake or reservoir | 130 m east |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 510 m west |
| Sandy Bay | Bay | 1.1 km south-west |
| Pant yr lards | Valley | 1.6 km north-east |
| Pwll y Defaid | Wetland | 4.0 km east |
| Caepen-y-bryn | Hill | 5.0 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.8 | 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 | 46 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 49% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.