The Square, Porthcawl

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Square, Porthcawl · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/porthcawl-bridgend/the-square/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CF36 3BW.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£175,000

2 sales

Price range

£120k – £230k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

4 May 2023

CF36 3BW

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At a glance

House prices£175k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) Crime119 reportedWithin about a mile, latest month Flood riskNo flood warning areasFrom rivers or the sea Nearest station1 hr 9 min walkPyle station Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold86% freeholdAcross 7 Land Registry sales Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

2 property sales on The Square, Porthcawl have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 4 May 2023. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £120,000. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 50% flat, 50% terraced. 86% of homes sold here were freehold and 14% leasehold.

House prices on The Square compared

CF36 postcode area£342,740

Porthcawl£342,740

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. The Square has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CF36 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 86% freehold and 14% leasehold across 7 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Flat	1	£120,000	3 Feb 2016
Terraced	1	£230,000	4 May 2023

Sold prices on The Square

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
Glamorgan Holiday Hotel, The Square CF36 3BW	31 Jul 2025	£2,600,000	Other	Freehold
Ropsley, The Square CF36 3BW	4 May 2023	£230,000	Terraced	Freehold
East Nor House, The Square CF36 3BW	8 Dec 2021	£300,000	Terraced	Freehold
London House, The Square CF36 3BW	10 May 2019	£190,000	Terraced	Freehold
Breaksea Residential Home, The Square CF36 3BW	7 Sep 2018	£500,000	Other	Freehold
Glamorgan Holiday Hotel, The Square CF36 3BW	1 Sep 2017	£1,125,000	Other	Freehold
Ground Floor Flat, Silverthorne, The Square CF36 3BW	3 Feb 2016	£120,000	Flat	Leasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
Glamorgan Holiday Hotel, The Square	£1,125,000 (Sep 2017) → £2,600,000 (Jul 2025)	+131% over 8 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near The Square

Crime

119 crimes were reported within about a mile of The Square in August 2026.

Violence & sexual offences	49
Anti-social behaviour	21
Public order	16
Shoplifting	7
Criminal damage & arson	5
Burglary	4

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

The Square is not in or near any Environment Agency flood warning or alert area.

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

Pyle station 3.4 mi · 1 hr 9 min walk
Sarn station 6.5 mi · 2 hr 10 min walk
Tondu station 6.8 mi · 2 hr 15 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Porthcawl Metrolink 4 (Stand 4, The Portway) 2 min walk
Esplanade Hotel (o/s former, Mary Street) 2 min walk
Esplanade Hotel (opp former, Mary Street) 2 min walk
Porthcawl Metrolink 3 (Stand 3, The Portway) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

Porthcawl Medical
Porthcawl Medical Centre, Clos Y Mametz, Porthcawl · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

Spar Spar - Porthcawl · 0.2 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Porthcawl · 0.2 mi
Aldi Aldi Ffordd Llyn Halen, Porthcawl · 0.3 mi
The Co-operative Food Co-op Porthcawl - New Road · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

Boots · 0.2 mi
Knights Balkwill Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
Sands Pharmacy · 0.2 mi

Dentists

Hillsboro Place Dental Practice · 0.1 mi
Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
Porthcawl Dental Practice · 0.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	61.6%	62.5%
Private rented	36.0%	20.3%
Social rented	2.3%	17.1%
Households	979

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	10.1%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	54.4%	64.1%
Aged 65+	35.5%	18.6%
Residents	1,912

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	90%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	96%	92%

Share of homes across Bridgend with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on The Square

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Who lives around The Square

Ethnic group

	Here	Bridgend
White	96.7%	96.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	1.4%	1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.9%	1.2%
Other ethnic group	0.8%	0.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.3%	0.3%

Religion

	Here	Bridgend
Christian	48.8%	40.4%
No religion	43.9%	52.3%
Not answered	5.4%	5.6%
Sikh	0.9%	0.1%
Other religion	0.4%	0.5%
Muslim	0.3%	0.5%
Hindu	0.2%	0.2%
Buddhist	0.1%	0.3%

Country of birth

	Here	Bridgend
Born in the UK	95.3%	95.7%
Born outside the UK	4.7%	4.3%

Highest qualification

	Here	Bridgend
Level 4 qualifications and above	31.1%	30%
No qualifications	24.9%	21.8%
Level 3 qualifications	13.2%	16.3%
Level 2 qualifications	12.7%	14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	8.7%	8.9%
Apprenticeship	5.7%	5.5%
Other qualifications	3.6%	2.7%

General health

	Here	Bridgend
Very good health	37.5%	45.9%
Good health	33.1%	31.7%
Fair health	19.8%	14.8%
Bad health	7.7%	5.7%
Very bad health	1.8%	1.9%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Bridgend
1 car or van in household	44.4%	41.9%
No cars or vans in household	34%	18.2%
2 cars or vans in household	15.8%	29.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household	5.8%	10.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Bridgend.

Planning and heritage near The Square

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Estate agents near The Square

Elwood Deere Estate Agents 0.1 mi
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Peter Alan 0.2 mi
Thompsons Estate Agents 0.2 mi
Prestons Estate Agents 0.2 mi

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