CF36 postcode area guide — Bridgend
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CF36 postcode district in Bridgend — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CF36
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
91.3%
Gigabit-capable
89.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the CF36 postcode district (Bridgend) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 406 postcodes Ofcom measures in CF36, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 89.7%.
Around 0% of premises in CF36 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in CF36
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CF36 3AA | 100% | 100% |
| CF36 3AB | 100% | 0% |
| CF36 3AD | 100% | 100% |
| CF36 3AE | 100% | 100% |
| CF36 3AF | 100% | 100% |
| CF36 3AG | 100% | 100% |
| CF36 3AH | 95% | 90% |
| CF36 3AJ | 100% | 100% |
| CF36 3AP | 100% | 100% |
| CF36 3AQ | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Bridgend
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Bridgend district (68,715 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
93.2%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.7%
5G outdoors — all networks
0%
Voice indoors — all networks
96.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CF36
Police recorded 105 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CF36 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 39 | 37.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 21 | 20.0% |
| Public order | 12 | 11.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 11 | 10.5% |
| Shoplifting | 8 | 7.6% |
| Burglary | 5 | 4.8% |
| Other theft | 4 | 3.8% |
| Drugs | 3 | 2.9% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in CF36
Based on 193 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CF36 is £325,000, up 5.9% on the previous year (£307,000).
Detached
£432,000
64 sales
Semi-detached
£320,000
66 sales
Terraced
£240,000
36 sales
Flat / maisonette
£195,000
25 sales
Latest recorded sales in CF36
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £130,000 | Flat | Stoneleigh Court | CF36 3DY |
| 5 May 2026 | £195,000 | Flat | Middleton Court | CF36 3BF |
| 1 May 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced | Woodland Avenue | CF36 5HR |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £355,000 | Detached | The Burrows | CF36 5AJ |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £615,000 | Detached | Locks Court | CF36 3JJ |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £370,000 | Detached | Fulmar Road | CF36 3PW |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | Nicholls Avenue | CF36 5LH |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | Westfield Crescent | CF36 3SG |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | West Park Drive | CF36 3RL |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £375,000 | Terraced | Philadelphia Road | CF36 3DP |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Bridgend demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Bridgend district (145,490 residents, 62,360 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.9% |
| 15–29 | 22.1% |
| 30–44 | 18.4% |
| 45–64 | 21% |
| 65+ | 20.7% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 70.5% |
| Private rented | 15.4% |
| Social rented | 10.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CF36
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | CF36 5BL |
| Nottage Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | CF36 3ED |
| Porthcawl Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | CF36 5EY |
| West Park Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | CF36 3SN |
| Porthcawl Comprehensive School | Not applicable | — | — | CF36 3ES |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in CF36
149 rated food businesses operate in CF36. 109 hold the top rating of 5, 18 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A & A fast food., A-head of the game nutrition, ALDI Porthcawl, Aloha Beach Bar, Ancient Briton.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CF36
From a sample of 106 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CF36 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 28% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
28%
Band D
50%
Band E
16%
Band F
4%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Bridgend
Landlines around CF36 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.