CF23 5BS Cardiff
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Penylan.
Streets
- Blenheim Road, Cardiff / Caerdydd: 5 addresses
- Agincourt Road, 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 F (63% of about 520 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 6 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 0 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, 6 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 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 | Cathays 934,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Cardiff Queen Street 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Cardiff Central 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 24 stops within 400 m, 55 within 800 m; nearest Marlborough Sch Roath | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 14 Cardiff Bus Station | 2.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop | 2.3 km |
| Car parks | NCP Cardiff Dumfries Place | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 910 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 16.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Penylan Surgery | 270 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Central Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Marlborough Dental Practice | 180 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Of Wales | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Roath Police Station | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Roath Brook Gardens 4,900 m² | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Roath Park 38 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,480 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Maes Hamdden y Rhath 6.2 ha | 340 m |
| Allotments | Colchester Avenue Allotments 6.1 ha | 830 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 42 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Waterloo Gardens, Roath Mill Gardens and Roath Brook Gardens, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 180 m east. 39 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Gardens, Roath Mill Gardens and Roath Brook Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 180 m east |
| St Andrews United Reformed Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m west |
| Church of St Margaret | Listed building, Grade I | 500 m south-east |
| Pen y lan Roman Site | Scheduled monument | 760 m north-east |
| Roath Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.5 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Well Wood | Wood | 1.3 km north |
| Queen Wood | Wood | 1.4 km north |
| Nant Pant-Bach | Valley | 1.8 km north-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north-west |
| Orchard Ledges | Wetland | 4.0 km south |
| Bae Caerdydd | Bay | 4.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 | 44 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 63% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Blenheim Road.