CF10 2BE Cardiff
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Cathays.
Streets
- Heol-y-Frenhines, Cardiff / Caerdydd: 10 addresses
- Landmark Place, Adamsdown: 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, Queen Street. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- 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
- 3&4 Park Palce, grade II
- Andrews Buildings, grade II
- Brannigan's including forecourt walls and railings, grade II
- Midland Bank, grade II
- Nos 89,91,93,95,97,99,101,103,105 & 107, grade II
- Park Hotel, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 11 address points in this postcode, 1 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: none is in an area at risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 1 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 12 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 Queen Street 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 350 m |
| Cathays 934,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 760 m | |
| Cardiff Central 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 770 m | |
| Bus stops | 43 stops within 400 m, 112 within 800 m; nearest Greyfriars Road GN Cardiff | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 14 Cardiff Bus Station | 630 m |
| Ferry terminal | Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop | 740 m |
| Car parks | 14 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 100 m |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 480 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 15.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cardiff Health Access Practice | 900 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 250 m |
| Hospital | Child And Family Service, St David Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Cardiff Central Police Station | 490 m |
| Cash machines | 10 machines within 800 m; nearest M&S ATM | 100 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Gorsedd Gardens 1.5 ha | 220 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Bute Park 45 ha | 420 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,030 m² | 680 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Leckwith Droves Allotments 6.3 ha | 2.1 km |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 51 hectares in all.
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 | 23 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 68% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 19% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 19% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 18% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 0% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 61% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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-y-Frenhines.