Housing in CF36 5PL
What the homes in CF36 5PL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Porthcawl East
- Council
- Bridgend
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,034 (2024)
CF36 5PLPorthcawl
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (45.2%). Flats make up 11.8%, broadly in line with the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
82.9% of households in the CF36 5PL area own their home, above the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 9.8% of households, well below the Wales figure of 17%. 51.9% own outright and 31% with a mortgage.
- Owned82.9%66.1%
- Shared ownership0%0.3%
- Private rented9.8%17%
- Social rented7.2%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 27.5% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (18.2%). 23.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Bridgend
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bridgend (August 2026, +7.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CF36 5PL (Porthcawl East) (about 2,034 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.