CF11 7AY Cardiff
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Grangetown.
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 (59% of about 690 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 78 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 77 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 77 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 0 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 78 addresses are between 7 m and 9 m above sea level (8 m on average).
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 | Grangetown (Cardiff) 259,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 820 m |
| Cardiff Bay 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 820 m | |
| Cardiff Central 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 59 within 800 m; nearest Cambridge Street Grangetown | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 1 Cardiff Bus Station | 1.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Clarence Embankment Waterbus Stop Cardiff Bay | 390 m |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km; nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 810 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 13.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cardiff Bay Surgery | 220 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Integrated Dental Facility | 750 m |
| Hospital | Child And Family Service, St David Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Cardiff Bay Police Station | 560 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Cardiff Bay Cashzone | 40 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Grange Gardens 1.2 ha | 260 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Parc Hamadryad 13 ha | 440 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest The Marl Recreation Ground 10 ha | 380 m |
| Allotments | Leckwith Droves Allotments 6.3 ha | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 18 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Grange Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 310 m west. 94 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grange Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 310 m west |
| Cardiff Exchange Building | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m east |
| Empire House | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m east |
| The Wreck of the "Louisa" | Scheduled monument | 790 m south |
| Cardiff Bay Station | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m east |
| National Westminster Bank | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m east |
| Cardiff Castle and Roman Fort | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north |
| Dominican Friary | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north |
| Cathays Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Bay Wetlands | Wetland | 890 m south-east |
| Bae Caerdydd | Bay | 1.6 km south |
| Communication Passage | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km east |
| Coed-y-Stofer | Wood | 1.9 km west |
| Cwm Cydfin | Valley | 2.2 km west |
| Cock Hill | Hill | 2.9 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 | 33 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.