CF10 1FE Cardiff
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Cathays.
Streets
- Heol Eglwys Fair, Cardiff / Caerdydd: 44 addresses
- Unnamed street near Ffordd Tresillian, Central: 3 addresses
- St Mary Street, Cardiff: 1 address
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: 19.
- 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
- 40 & 41, 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
- King's Cross Public House, grade II
- Mulligan's (former Cambrian Hotel), grade II
- Ristorante Il Padrino, 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 48 address points in this postcode, 20 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 27 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 48 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 20 at high risk, 1 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 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 240 m |
| Cardiff Queen Street 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 680 m | |
| Cathays 934,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 37 stops within 400 m, 104 within 800 m; nearest Lower St Mary Street NB Cardiff | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 9 Cardiff Bus Station | 130 m |
| Ferry terminal | Taffs Mead Waterbus Stop Grangetown | 490 m |
| Car parks | 11 within 800 m; nearest St David's Dewi Sant Car Park | 270 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest Roam Charging Station | 100 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 14.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Butetown Medical Practice | 860 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Golate Dental Practice | 260 m |
| Hospital | Child And Family Service, St David Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Cardiff Central Police Station | 920 m |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m; nearest BT Kiosk o/s sharps St Mary Street- Cardiff Cashzone | 170 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,080 m² | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Bute Park 45 ha | 660 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,090 m² | 580 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.2 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Leckwith Droves Allotments 6.3 ha | 1.7 km |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 50 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tabernacle Chapel including attached Hall and forecourt railings, a listed building (Grade II*), 140 m north. 182 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* | 140 m north |
| Howells Department Store | Listed building, Grade II* | 300 m north |
| Former Central Library | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m north |
| Cardiff Central Market | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m north |
| Cardiff Castle and Roman Fort | Scheduled monument | 640 m north-west |
| Dominican Friary | Scheduled monument | 890 m north-west |
| Cathays Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 920 m north |
| Grange Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Bay Wetlands | Wetland | 2.0 km south |
| Roath Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south-east |
| Factory Wood | Wood | 2.6 km south-west |
| Bae Caerdydd | Bay | 2.8 km south |
| Cwm Cydfin | Valley | 2.9 km south-west |
| Cock Hill | Hill | 3.2 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Heol Eglwys Fair.