Porthcawl West
Middle areaSouth west Bridgend. 9,198 people in 7.0 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Porthcawl West’s wards yet.
How Porthcawl West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Porthcawl WestMiddle
Median sale price19 middle areas, Bridgend · 2025
£350,000highest
Population19 middle areas, Bridgend · 2021
9,1744th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage19 middle areas, Bridgend · Jan 2026
97.1%8th highest
Claimant rate19 middle areas, Bridgend · Aug 2026
2.2%5th lowest
Figures for the whole of Bridgend
These figures are published for the whole of Bridgend, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bridgend and not Porthcawl West alone. See Bridgend
Porthcawl West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Porthcawl West was £350,000 in 2025.
Porthcawl West had 9,174 usual residents at the census.
In Porthcawl West, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Porthcawl West, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.