| Postcode | CF36 3BT | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Porthcawl | 
| Nearest station | Pyle (5 km) | 
| Bus stops | Lias Road (SW) Esplanade Hotel (S) Esplanade Hotel (N) John Street (SW) Fenton Place (E) South Road (N) | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
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| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.47865 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -3.704918 | |
| Easting | 281699 | |
| Northing | 176900 | |
| Grid reference | SS816769 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 451047 5703290 | |
| what3words | jaundice.crossword.traded | |
| FixPhrase | cringe lunchbox stout unsaddle | |
| Plus code | 9C3RF7HW+F2 | |
| Altitude | 12 metres (40 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:07 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:51 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 0.1 KMs (0.1 miles) | 
| Parish | Porthcawl | W04000645 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Porthcawl East Central | W05001251 | 
| Unitary Authority | Bridgend | W06000013 | 
| County | Mid Glamorgan | W11000005 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Bridgend | W07000086 | 
| MP | Chris Elmore | Labour | 
| Police force | South Wales | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Central Valleys and Bridgend | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | South East Wales | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | Wales | |
| Country | Wales | W92000004 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | December 1996 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Further from a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Porthcawl | W45001215 | 
| Census output area (2021) | W00005549 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Bridgend 018C | W01001046 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Bridgend 018C | W01001046 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Porthcawl West | W02000235 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Porthcawl West | W02000235 | 
| Travel to work area | Bridgend | W22000003 | 
| Average property price in Cardiff | £221,509 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.2% |