CF10 3BH 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, Cathays Park. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- 31/32 Park Place, grade II
- 33/34 Park Place, grade II
Flood risk
None of the 25 address points in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water on Natural Resources Wales's map. Outside those areas the chance is under 0.1% (1 in 1,000) a year.
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 14 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cathays 934,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 350 m |
| Cardiff Queen Street 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 620 m | |
| Cardiff Central 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 36 stops within 400 m, 99 within 800 m; nearest Senghennydd Road 1 Cathays | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 14 Cardiff Bus Station | 1.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop | 900 m |
| Car parks | 9 within 800 m; nearest National Museum Cardiff Visitor Car Park | 200 m |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 110 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 15.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The City Surgery | 570 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 550 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 690 m |
| Hospital | Child And Family Service, St David Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Cardiff Central Police Station | 410 m |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Gorsedd Gardens 1.5 ha | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Bute Park 45 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 480 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Allensbank Allotments 5.5 ha | 2.0 km |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 50 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is National Museum of Wales, a listed building (Grade I), 170 m south-west. 204 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 8 of them Grade I and 13 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| National Museum of Wales | Listed building, Grade I | 170 m south-west |
| Park House | Listed building, Grade I | 180 m south |
| Cathays Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 280 m south-west |
| Cardiff City Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 290 m south-west |
| University of Wales, Cardiff, including Forecourt Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m west |
| Cardiff Castle and Roman Fort | Scheduled monument | 620 m south-west |
| Dominican Friary | Scheduled monument | 790 m south-west |
| Cardiff Castle and Bute Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.0 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Wood | Wood | 2.6 km north-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km north |
| Cardiff Bay Wetlands | Wetland | 3.0 km south |
| Nant Pant-Bach | Valley | 3.2 km north-east |
| Cock Hill | Hill | 3.7 km south-west |
| Bae Caerdydd | Bay | 3.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 0% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 78% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 32% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 0% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 11% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 30% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 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) | 53% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 65% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 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.