CF36 5TB Bridgend
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Nottage.
Streets
- Jubilee Gardens, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr - Bridgend: 15 addresses
- Pyle Road, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr - Bridgend: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Jubilee Gardens, Newton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Jubilee Gardens, Newton: 1 address
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 (47% of about 890 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 20 address points in this postcode, 4 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: none is in an area at risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 4 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low 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 20 addresses are between 14 m and 23 m above sea level (19 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 50%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 3.2 km |
| Bridgend 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km | |
| Wildmill 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Jubilee Gardens Nottage | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bridgend Bus Station Stand 8 | 8.2 km |
| Car parks | John Street Carpark | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 2.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 26.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Porthcawl Medical | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Porthcawl Pharmacy | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Porthcawl Dental Practice | 2.0 km |
| Hospital | Glanrhyd Hospital | 8.3 km |
| Police station | Porthcawl Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Porthcawl New Rd, Porthcawl Cashzone | 1.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Nottage Green 1,240 m² | 830 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 250 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.1 km |
| Allotments | Newton Nottage Road Allotments 1.1 ha | 840 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Nottage Court, a listed building (Grade II*), 810 m south-west. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Nottage Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m south-west |
| Nottage Court Inscribed Stone | Scheduled monument | 820 m south-west |
| Hutchwns round barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-west |
| Dan-y-Graig Roman villa | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pwll y Moor | Lake or reservoir | 930 m west |
| The Wilderness | Wood | 1.3 km south |
| Pant yr lards | Valley | 1.5 km east |
| Sandy Bay | Bay | 2.3 km south |
| Gwter y Cwn | Wetland | 3.5 km west |
| Pen-y-castell | Hill | 4.3 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 20 |
17 of the postcode's 20 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 23% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Jubilee Gardens.