It's within easy commuting distance of both Cardiff and Swansea and is also home to beautiful beaches so is it any wonder that Porthcawl is a popular place to buy a house.
There are currently a number of luxury homes all with sea views that are on the market in the seaside town so if you're looking to relocate to the coast and have a healthy budget then one of these properties may be for you.
From a £850,000 detached house with swimming pool in its garden to a modern penthouse apartment with uninterrupted panoramic sea views, which would you choose?
£850,000
This imposing detached home is located on Porthcawl seafront and is within walking distance of the promenade and Rest Bay Beach so you don't need to wander too far to reach surfers' paradise.
But if you fancy a dip without any effort, there's a rather inviting heated swimming pool in the rear garden complete with slide.
The ground floor features a lounge, dining room and kitchen as well as a large utility area. You will also find one of the five bedrooms on this floor.
The master bedroom, which has an ensuite bathroom, has front-facing sash windows with elevated views over the seafront and beyond.
There's also a self-contained annexe at the rear of the property with an open plan living space, kitchen, double bedroom and bathroom.
For details, visit Watts & Morgan
£790,000
If you are hoping for stunning uninterrupted views over Rest Bay as far as the Devon coastline then this could be the house you're looking for.
It features a reception hall, lounge, dining room and a kitchen/breakfast room leading to a utility room. The ground floor also currently has a playroom and a study.
There are five bedrooms and the master bedroom, complete with ensuite shower room, has sea views.
The rear garden has gated access onto Locks Common with Rest Bay beyond.
For details, visit Thompsons
£750,000
It's one of the most prominent buildings on the Porthcawl seafront and once provided miners with the opportunity for a health-promoting seaside break, before it then became a hospital for wounded Allied soldiers from both world wars.
Prior to its closure, the building was a holiday hotel for older people and a base for a charity supporting service personnel suffering with mental health challenges.
Now this Victorian Grade II-listed building has been transformed into 69 studio, one, two and three-bedroom apartments which have been sympathetically designed to blend the old with the new.
Over-looking Rest Bay and right next to Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, you can't beat this location.
One of the apartments with a south-facing terrace over-looking Rest Bay has just come on the market.
With a private entrance through an original archway and hall, it features three double bedrooms, one with en-suite, as well as an open-plan living space with incredible views across the channel.
For details, visit Savills
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£695,000
This six-bedroom 1930s property is right on Porthcawl seafront so we don't need to tell you about the glorious sea views you'd enjoy if you lived here.
As well as a lounge and dining room, there's an open-plan kitchen/breakfast room which is the perfect family space and features French doors opening onto the rear garden.
The master bedroom is on the first floor and has built-in wardrobes and an ensuite bathroom.
For details, visit Watts & Morgan
£615,000
A four-bedroom home with clear views of the Devon coastline.
The ground floor has a lounge and kitchen/diner as well as a study and a cloakroom. If you're after even more space, then the property also benefits from a conservatory.
The rear garden has decking and a brick paved patio with raised borders and a waterfall feature and there's a wooden pergola.
For details, visit Thompsons
£529,000
If you're after a modern living space with an enviable vista (take a look at our main photo), then this penthouse has your name on it.
Occupying the whole top floor of this purpose-built block, the spacious accommodation includes three double bedrooms (two with ensuite shower rooms), a luxury bathroom, an open-plan lounge/dining room/fitted kitchen and balconies to enjoy the views across the coast.
For details, visit Thompsons
