# CF36

Postcode district covering Porthcawl, Nottage and Newton, in Bridgend.

CF36 is a postcode district covering Porthcawl, Nottage and Newton, in Bridgend. Median sale price £320,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 79.4 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code CF36. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [CF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CF36 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CF36 was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 961st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf36#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 16,132** (2021). CF36 had 16,132 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,066th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf36#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in CF36 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf36#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.2%** (January 2026). In CF36, 95.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf36#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=CF36) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in CF36 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=CF36) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 278 homes were sold in CF36 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=CF36) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for CF36.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=CF36) (Census 2021, England and Wales): CF36 had 16,132 usual residents at the census.

## How CF36 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | CF36 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £320,000 | 5th most expensive | 35 postcode districts, CF · 2025 |
| Population | 16,132 | 9th least populated | 35 postcode districts, CF · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 35 postcode districts, CF · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.2% | 10th highest | 35 postcode districts, CF · Jan 2026 |

## Is CF36 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CF36 at a rate of 79.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.0 per 1,000 people across the CF postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 140 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CF36.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (510), other crime (240) and shoplifting (167).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CF36 was 74.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in CF36, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CF36 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (Wales’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.

## Neighbourhoods in CF36

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bridgend 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/neighbourhood/w01001031) | 1,474 | 32.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |
| [Bridgend 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/neighbourhood/w01001032) | 1,760 | 23.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.4% |
| [Bridgend 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/neighbourhood/w01001046) | 1,912 | 160.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.8% |
| [Bridgend 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/neighbourhood/w01001047) | 1,666 | 79.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.1% |
| [Bridgend 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/neighbourhood/w01001053) | 1,010 | 11.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Bridgend 018F](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/neighbourhood/w01001054) | 1,348 | 19.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.2% |
| [Bridgend 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/neighbourhood/w01001029) | 1,708 | 27.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 84.7% |
| [Bridgend 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/neighbourhood/w01001030) | 1,958 | 143.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.5% |
| [Bridgend 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/neighbourhood/w01001044) | 1,583 | 69.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.3% |
| [Bridgend 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/neighbourhood/w01001045) | 1,709 | 166.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.6% |

## Your MP

- [Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bridgend): Chris Elmore (Labour), MP since July 2024. 100% of the people here.
- [Aberafan Maesteg](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/aberafan-maesteg): Stephen Kinnock (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.5% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in CF36

[Porthcawl East](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/porthcawl-east), [Porthcawl West](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/porthcawl-west)

## Postcode sectors in CF36

[CF36 3 (240 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf36-3), [CF36 5 (167 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf36-5), [CF36 9 (5 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf36-9)

## Council

[Bridgend](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend)

## Towns in CF36

[Porthcawl](https://openindex.co.uk/town/porthcawl)

## Postcode districts next to CF36

[CF32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf32), [CF33](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf33)

## Nearest rail stations

[Pyle (3.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.6980,51.5257)

## More in the CF postcode area

[All CF postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## CF36 in brief

CF36 is a postcode district covering Porthcawl, Nottage and Newton, in Bridgend.
About 16,268 people lived in CF36 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £320,000 in 2025 across 278 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 79.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CF36 was £320,000 in 2025.
CF36 had 16,132 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in CF36 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CF36, 95.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: CF36
- Postcode area: [CF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf)
- Constituency: [Bridgend †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bridgend)
- Council: [Bridgend †](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend)
- Area: 13.42 km²
- People, mid-2024: 16,268*
- Neighbourhoods: 10
- Output areas: 56

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[CF32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf32), [CF33](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf33)

## Latest updates for CF36

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/CF36

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf36, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf36#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf36