CF10 1FA Cardiff
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Cathays.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Cardiff in 2026-27: Band D £2,013 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,342 | £1,566 | £1,789 | £2,013 | £2,461 | £2,908 | £3,355 | £4,026 | £4,697 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (27% of about 3,530 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, St. Mary Street. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 18.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Listed buildings
- 10 Mill Lane, grade II
- 2 Wood Street, grade II
- 47&48 St Mary Street, grade II
- 62 St Mary Street, grade II
- 81 St Mary Street, grade II
- 83&84 St Mary Street, grade II
- Brains, grade II
- Entrance Block to Wyndham Arcade, grade II
- Former Perkins Bros. Warehouses, 11 Mill Lane, grade II
- Former Prince of Wales Theatre, grade II
- Great Western Hotel, grade II
- Mulligan's (former Cambrian Hotel), grade II
- Ristorante Il Padrino, grade II
- Royal Hotel, grade II
- Sam's Public House (former Terminus Hotel), grade II
- The Philharmonic Hall (Squares), grade II
- The Philharmonic Hotel, grade II
- Wyndham Arcade-Nos 1-39 (Odd) & Nos 4-32 (Even), grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 38 address points in this postcode, 1 at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 28 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 33 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 1 at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 1 at low risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. The map allows for flood defences. Address points are every property record (UPRN) in the postcode, each counted if it is in an area or within 5 m of one (the maps stop at building walls); a few are not homes, such as garages, business units or caravan pitches. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 9 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 90%, ultrafast 90%, gigabit 90% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cardiff Central 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 180 m |
| Cardiff Queen Street 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 730 m | |
| Cathays 934,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 35 stops within 400 m, 102 within 800 m; nearest Wyndham Arcade JE Cardiff | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 9 Cardiff Bus Station | 70 m |
| Ferry terminal | Taffs Mead Waterbus Stop Grangetown | 440 m |
| Car parks | 11 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 270 m |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 14.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Butetown Medical Practice | 880 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Golate Dental Practice | 250 m |
| Hospital | Child And Family Service, St David Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Cardiff Central Police Station | 920 m |
| Cash machines | 10 machines within 800 m; nearest Cardiff Central Station NatWest | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,080 m² | 350 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Bute Park 45 ha | 640 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,090 m² | 610 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.2 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Leckwith Droves Allotments 6.3 ha | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 57 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tabernacle Chapel including attached Hall and forecourt railings, a listed building (Grade II*), 180 m north-east. 179 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tabernacle Chapel including attached Hall and forecourt railings | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m north-east |
| Howells Department Store | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m north |
| Former Central Library | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m north |
| Cardiff Central Market | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m north |
| Cardiff Castle and Roman Fort | Scheduled monument | 630 m north-west |
| Dominican Friary | Scheduled monument | 870 m north-west |
| Cathays Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 930 m north |
| Grange Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south |
| The Wreck of the "Louisa" | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Bay Wetlands | Wetland | 2.0 km south |
| Roath Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-east |
| Factory Wood | Wood | 2.5 km south-west |
| Bae Caerdydd | Bay | 2.8 km south |
| Cwm Cydfin | Valley | 2.9 km south-west |
| Cock Hill | Hill | 3.1 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 17.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Defra's noise maps cover England only; the Welsh Government's 2022 maps are not shown here yet.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 0% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 10% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 82% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 0% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 67% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 67% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales's 1,917 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.