CF11 9FA Cardiff
Live postcode, introduced April 2014. Ward: Riverside.
Streets
- Romilly Crescent, Cardiff / Caerdydd: 34 addresses
- Unnamed street near Rectory Road, Canton: 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 F (32% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Conway Road. 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
- Conway Road Methodist Church, grade II
- Gates and Gatepiers of Conway Road Methodist Church, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 35 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 34 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 35 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 addresses are about 10 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 | Ninian Park 156,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Cathays 934,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Waun-gron Park 116,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 42 within 800 m; nearest Conway Road Canton | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 14 Cardiff Bus Station | 2.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | Llandaff Campus Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 420 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 13.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kings Road (Drs Surgery) | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pontcanna Chemist | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Super Smile Dental | 480 m |
| Hospital | Child And Family Service, St David Hospital | 840 m |
| Police station | Cardiff Central Police Station | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Canton, Canton Cashzone | 470 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Thompson's Park 5.1 ha | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Pontcanna Fields 35 ha | 680 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,720 m² | 650 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 19 ha | 270 m |
| Allotments | Pontcanna Chalet 3,370 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 49 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Thompson's Park (Sir David's Field), a registered park or garden (Grade II), 390 m west. 52 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Thompson's Park (Sir David's Field) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 390 m west |
| Pontcanna Fields and Llandaff Fields | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 700 m north |
| Howells School, Original Building with Big Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m north-west |
| Old Bishop's Palace, Llandaff | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-west |
| Dominican Friary | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km east |
| Cross in Llandaff Cathedral | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km west |
| Leckwith Woods | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
| Cock Hill | Hill | 2.3 km south-west |
| Cwm Cydfin | Valley | 3.0 km south |
| Cardiff Bay Wetlands | Wetland | 3.7 km south-east |
| Bae Caerdydd | Bay | 4.4 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 35 |
14 of the postcode's 35 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 | 38 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 36% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 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) | 63% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Romilly Crescent.