CF36 3FD postcode in Porthcawl, Bridgend

CF36 3FD is a postcode in Porthcawl, in the Porthcawl East Central ward of Bridgend. It is in the Bridgend parliamentary constituency and the South Wales police force area, and has been in use since September 2023.

Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Bridgend: 93% Typical price £350,000 Homes sold in CF36 3, last 12 months. ▲ 4.5% on the year before Council tax around here Band D the most common band in the neighbourhood, 31% of homes Nearest station Pyle 5.2 km in a straight line

Where CF36 3FD is, and what is near it

Map of CF36 3FD and what is near it Map of CF36 3FD: its centre point, with the 239 other postcodes in the CF36 3 sector, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 13 bus stops and 5 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CF36 3AA: also in CF36 3CF36 3AB: also in CF36 3CF36 3AD: also in CF36 3CF36 3AE: also in CF36 3CF36 3AF: also in CF36 3CF36 3AG: also in CF36 3CF36 3AH: also in CF36 3CF36 3AJ: also in CF36 3CF36 3AP: also in CF36 3CF36 3AQ: also in CF36 3CF36 3AW: also in CF36 3CF36 3AX: also in CF36 3CF36 3AY: also in CF36 3CF36 3BA: also in CF36 3CF36 3BB: also in CF36 3CF36 3BD: also in CF36 3CF36 3BE: also in CF36 3CF36 3BF: also in CF36 3CF36 3BG: also in CF36 3CF36 3BH: also in CF36 3CF36 3BJ: also in CF36 3CF36 3BL: also in CF36 3CF36 3BP: also in CF36 3CF36 3BQ: also in CF36 3CF36 3BS: also in CF36 3CF36 3BU: also in CF36 3CF36 3BW: also in CF36 3CF36 3BX: also in CF36 3CF36 3BY: also in CF36 3CF36 3BZ: also in CF36 3CF36 3DA: also in CF36 3CF36 3DB: also in CF36 3CF36 3DD: also in CF36 3CF36 3DE: also in CF36 3CF36 3DF: also in CF36 3CF36 3DG: also in CF36 3CF36 3DH: also in CF36 3CF36 3DL: also in CF36 3CF36 3DN: also in CF36 3CF36 3DP: also in CF36 3CF36 3DQ: also in CF36 3CF36 3DR: also in CF36 3CF36 3DS: also in CF36 3CF36 3DT: also in CF36 3CF36 3DU: also in CF36 3CF36 3DW: also in CF36 3CF36 3DY: also in CF36 3CF36 3EA: also in CF36 3CF36 3EB: also in CF36 3CF36 3ED: also in CF36 3CF36 3EE: also in CF36 3CF36 3EF: also in CF36 3CF36 3EG: also in CF36 3CF36 3EH: also in CF36 3CF36 3EL: also in CF36 3CF36 3EN: also in CF36 3CF36 3EP: also in CF36 3CF36 3EQ: also in CF36 3CF36 3ER: also in CF36 3CF36 3ES: also in CF36 3CF36 3ET: also in CF36 3CF36 3EU: also in CF36 3CF36 3EW: also in CF36 3CF36 3EY: also in CF36 3CF36 3FA: also in CF36 3CF36 3HA: also in CF36 3CF36 3HB: also in CF36 3CF36 3HD: also in CF36 3CF36 3HE: also in CF36 3CF36 3HG: also in CF36 3CF36 3HN: also in CF36 3CF36 3HS: also in CF36 3CF36 3HY: also in CF36 3CF36 3JA: also in CF36 3CF36 3JD: also in CF36 3CF36 3JE: also in CF36 3CF36 3JF: also in CF36 3CF36 3JG: also in CF36 3CF36 3JR: also in CF36 3CF36 3LA: also in CF36 3CF36 3LE: also in CF36 3CF36 3LF: also in CF36 3CF36 3LG: also in CF36 3CF36 3LH: also in CF36 3CF36 3LL: also in CF36 3CF36 3LN: also in CF36 3CF36 3LR: also in CF36 3CF36 3LS: also in CF36 3CF36 3LT: also in CF36 3CF36 3LU: also in CF36 3CF36 3LW: also in CF36 3CF36 3LX: also in CF36 3CF36 3LY: also in CF36 3CF36 3NA: also in CF36 3CF36 3RW: also in CF36 3CF36 3XA: also in CF36 3CF36 3XB: also in CF36 3CF36 3XD: also in CF36 3CF36 3YA: also in CF36 3CF36 3YE: also in CF36 3CF36 3YG: also in CF36 3CF36 3YL: also in CF36 3CF36 3YN: also in CF36 3CF36 3YR: also in CF36 3CF36 3YS: also in CF36 3CF36 3YT: also in CF36 3CF36 3YU: also in CF36 3CF36 3YW: also in CF36 3CF36 3YY: also in CF36 3 Pyle station 5.2 kmBridgend station 9.2 kmNottage CF36 3FD Map of CF36 3FD and what is near it Map of CF36 3FD: its centre point, with the 239 other postcodes in the CF36 3 sector, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 13 bus stops and 5 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 3 places, 5.2–6.0 kmNottage CF36 3FD
  • CF36 3FD
  • Other postcodes in CF36 3: press one for its page
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • 5 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4788, longitude -3.6998)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CF36 3FD?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CF36 3FD?

Every home and business at CF36 3FD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Bridgend: 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Bridgend: 99%

The line marks the figure across Bridgend.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CF36 3FD?

BinDayBuddy does not read Bridgend County Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Bridgend County Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

What do homes sell for near CF36 3FD?

Homes in CF36 3 sold for a typical £350,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 145 sales, up 4.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£350,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£335,000
12 months to August 2026
£350,000

▲ up 4.5% on the 12 months before

Detached£450,000 54 sales
Semi-detached£325,000 43 sales
Terraced£247,500 18 sales
Flat or maisonette£178,750 30 sales

Across the whole CF36 district: a typical £325,775 from 233 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CF36 3FD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CF36 3FD from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at CF36 3FD

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at CF36 3FD. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CF36 3FD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 860 homes in the neighbourhood around CF36 3FD. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (30%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CF36 3FD

Band D in Bridgend for 2026‑27: £2,478. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,652 (band A) to £4,130 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,478.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (3%)£1,652
Band Babout 180 (21%)£1,927
Band Cabout 210 (24%)£2,203
Band Dabout 270 (31%)£2,478
Band Eabout 130 (15%)£3,029
Band Fabout 30 (3%)£3,579
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,130
Band Hwithheld£4,956

When the homes were built

  1. 14% Before 1900
  2. 28% 1900 to 1918
  3. 30% 1919 to 1939
  4. 16% 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Bridgend before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Welsh Government (StatsWales), Composition of average band D council tax by billing authority, published 24 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CF36 3FD is in (ONS area W01001045), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CF36 3FD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CF36 3FD is Pyle Rail Station, 5.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Pyle Rail Station Railway station 5.2 kmDrive
  • Bridgend Rail Station Railway station 9.2 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Griffin Park, 171 m away.

More stations near CF36 3FD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CF36 3FD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CF36 3FD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CF36 3FD?

5 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CF36 3FD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • ALDI Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 · up to 11 kW 50 mWalk
  • Evolt Charging point · 3 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO, Type 2 tethered · up to 50 kW 250 mWalk
  • Connected Kerb Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 300 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CF36 3FD?

The nearest to the centre of CF36 3FD, in a straight line.

  • Hillsboro Place Dental Practice 250 mWalk
  • Porthcawl Dental Practice 350 mWalk
  • Dental Surgery, 33 Mary Street 400 mWalk

Source: NHS Wales, through the NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CF36 3FD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CF36 3FD, in a straight line. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Wales, through the NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CF36 3FD?

The nearest vets to the centre of CF36 3FD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

How much crime is there near CF36 3FD?

Police.uk records 131 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CF36 3FD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences57 reports
Anti-social behaviour21 reports
Public order18 reports
Shoplifting7 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Burglary5 reports

Also: other theft 5, possession of weapons 4, robbery 3, drugs 2, other crime 2, vehicle crime 1, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CF36 3FD

Ward
Porthcawl East Central
Community
Porthcawl
Country
Wales
Built-up area
Porthcawl
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
September 2023

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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We list hospitals and care homes in England only. In Wales, hospitals are inspected by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and care homes by Care Inspectorate Wales.

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