CF15 7NU Cardiff
Live postcode, introduced September 2002. Ward: Whitchurch and Tongwynlais.
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 D (24% of about 840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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
- Hermon Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, grade II
- Ivy House Farmhouse, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 7 address points in this postcode, 1 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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: 1 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 36 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 | Taffs Well 257,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Radyr 450,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Coryton 77,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 21 within 800 m; nearest St Michael`s Close Tongwynlais | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Caerphilly Interchange Stand 1 | 5.1 km |
| Ferry terminal | Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop | 7.1 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 740 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 16.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Medical Centre | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tongwynlais Pharmacy | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 160 m |
| Hospital | Rookwood Hospital | 4.4 km |
| Police station | Whitchurch Police Station | 3.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Principality - Whitchurch, Whitchurch | 110 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,740 m² | 390 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Forest Farm Country Park 54 ha | 460 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 560 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.9 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,820 m² | 540 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 55 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Morganstown Castle Mound, a scheduled monument, 460 m south-west. 21 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Morganstown Castle Mound | Scheduled monument | 460 m south-west |
| Gelynis Farmhouse and attached cottage and stable | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m south-west |
| Castell Coch | Listed building, Grade I | 600 m north |
| Castell Coch | Scheduled monument | 610 m north |
| Coryton House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south-east |
| Whitchurch Hospital | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.0 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Greenmeadow Wood | Wood | 940 m east |
| Mynydd Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| Fforest Fawr | Wood | 1.2 km north |
| Blue Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north |
| Cwmrhyddgoed | Valley | 1.7 km west |
| Craig yr Allt | Hill | 3.0 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is 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 | 44 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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.