CF11 6AT Cardiff
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Riverside.
Streets
- Plantagenet Street, Cardiff / Caerdydd: 7 addresses
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 B (41% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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 7 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 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 7 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: none is in an area at 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 7 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 | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Ninian Park 156,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Cardiff Queen Street 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 73 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fitzhamon Embankment 4 Riverside | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 14 Cardiff Bus Station | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop | 370 m |
| Car parks | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Castle Court Car Park | 270 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Taff Mead Embankment, Cardiff | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 14.2 km (8.8 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Llandaff Fields Medical Practice | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Golate Dental Practice | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Child And Family Service, St David Hospital | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Cardiff Central Police Station | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tudor Motors Cashzone | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Despenser Gardens 3,460 m² | 140 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Bute Park 45 ha | 320 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 500 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Leckwith Droves Allotments 6.3 ha | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 9 parks and gardens, 56 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is West Lodge to Cardiff Castle, including attached Walls & Gateway, a listed building (Grade II*), 320 m north. 177 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| West Lodge to Cardiff Castle, including attached Walls & Gateway | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m north |
| Animal Wall, and Gates near Clock Tower | Listed building, Grade I | 370 m north-east |
| Castle Arcade | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Entrance Block to Castle Arcade | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Dominican Friary | Scheduled monument | 540 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Cardiff Castle and Roman Fort | Scheduled monument | 560 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Sophia Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 810 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Cathays Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 920 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Factory Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Cardiff Bay Wetlands | Wetland | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Cwm Cydfin | Valley | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Cock Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Roath Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Bae Caerdydd | Bay | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 7 | 7 |
None of the postcode's 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cardiff: see them on the Cardiff page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 87% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Plantagenet Street.