CF11 7BU Cardiff
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Grangetown.
Streets
- Holmesdale Street, Cardiff / Caerdydd: 28 addresses
- Bromfield Street, Cardiff / Caerdydd: 1 address
- Bromsgrove Street, Cardiff / Caerdydd: 1 address
- Forrest Street, Cardiff / Caerdydd: 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 D (43% of about 720 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 31 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 31 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 31 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 28 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 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 | Grangetown (Cardiff) 259,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 540 m |
| Cardiff Bay 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Cardiff Central 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 26 stops within 400 m, 56 within 800 m; nearest Sevenoaks Street Grangetown | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 1 Cardiff Bus Station | 1.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Channel View Waterbus Stop Grangetown | 410 m |
| Car parks | Apcoa | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km; nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 470 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 13.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cardiff Bay Surgery | 150 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Saltmead House | 920 m |
| Hospital | Child And Family Service, St David Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Cardiff Bay Police Station | 870 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 50 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Grange Gardens 1.2 ha | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 19 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Marl Recreation Ground 10 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | Leckwith Droves Allotments 6.3 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 40 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Grange Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 200 m north. 21 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grange Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 200 m north |
| The Wreck of the "Louisa" | Scheduled monument | 710 m south |
| Pillar-Cross in Llandough Churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-west |
| Cardiff Castle and Roman Fort | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| Cathays Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff Bay Wetlands | Wetland | 1.1 km south-east |
| Coed-y-Stofer | Wood | 1.6 km west |
| Bae Caerdydd | Bay | 1.7 km south-east |
| Cwm Cydfin | Valley | 1.8 km west |
| Communication Passage | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km east |
| Cock Hill | Hill | 2.6 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 30 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 31 |
30 of the postcode's 31 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 | 33 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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 Holmesdale Street.