CF10 3ER Cardiff
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Cathays.
Streets
- North Road, Cardiff / Caerdydd: 6 addresses
- College Road, Cardiff / Caerdydd: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Trotman Dickenson Place, Maindy: 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, Cathays Park. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 8 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 8 addresses are between 10 m and 12 m above sea level (11 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% 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 | 490 m |
| Cardiff Queen Street 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Cardiff Central 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 73 within 800 m; nearest College Road RK Cathays Park | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 14 Cardiff Bus Station | 1.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop | 500 m |
| Car parks | 8 within 800 m; nearest National Museum Cardiff Visitor Car Park | 420 m |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 160 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 14.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Surgery | 940 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 720 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 760 m |
| Hospital | Child And Family Service, St David Hospital | 810 m |
| Police station | Cardiff Central Police Station | 260 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Spar / Post Office | 670 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Bute Park 45 ha | 120 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 560 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 610 m |
| Allotments | Pontcanna Chalet 3,370 m² | 1.9 km |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 93 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stables to Cardiff Castle in Bute Park, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m south-east. 178 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 8 of them Grade I and 11 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stables to Cardiff Castle in Bute Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m south-east |
| Former Glamorgan County Hall | Listed building, Grade I | 180 m east |
| Welsh National War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 260 m east |
| Law Courts | Listed building, Grade I | 320 m south-east |
| Dominican Friary | Scheduled monument | 340 m south |
| Cathays Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 370 m east |
| Cardiff Castle and Bute Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 460 m north-west |
| Cardiff Castle and Roman Fort | Scheduled monument | 470 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Heath Park Wood | Wood | 2.5 km north |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km north |
| Cardiff Bay Wetlands | Wetland | 3.1 km south |
| Cock Hill | Hill | 3.2 km south-west |
| Cwm Cydfin | Valley | 3.4 km south-west |
| Bae Caerdydd | Bay | 3.9 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 8 |
6 of the postcode's 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on North Road.