CF24 0AD Cardiff
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Plasnewydd.
Streets
- Newport Road, Cardiff / Caerdydd: 32 addresses
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 B (53% of about 1,640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- Church of St James the Great, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 32 address points in this postcode, 0 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: 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: 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 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 | Cardiff Queen Street 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 550 m |
| Cathays 934,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Cardiff Central 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 24 stops within 400 m, 81 within 800 m; nearest The Parade Roath | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 14 Cardiff Bus Station | 1.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest NCP Cardiff Knox Road | 430 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 15.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cardiff Health Access Practice | 110 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest City Pharmacy | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 450 m |
| Hospital | Child And Family Service, St David Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Roath Police Station | 400 m |
| Cash machines | 10 machines within 800 m; nearest One Stop, Newport Road Cashzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Shelley Gardens 3,270 m² | 240 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Anderson Fields 9,360 m² | 470 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 920 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 1.9 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 2.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Catholic Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade II*), 320 m north-west. 97 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 320 m north-west |
| Church of St German of Auxerre | Listed building, Grade I | 350 m east |
| City United Reformed Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m west |
| Park House | Listed building, Grade I | 780 m west |
| Cathays Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.0 km west |
| Waterloo Gardens, Roath Mill Gardens and Roath Brook Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north-east |
| Cardiff Castle and Roman Fort | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km west |
| Dominican Friary | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Pen y lan Roman Site | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roath Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-east |
| Well Wood | Wood | 2.5 km north |
| Cardiff Bay Wetlands | Wetland | 2.9 km south |
| Nant Pant-Bach | Valley | 2.9 km north-east |
| Bae Caerdydd | Bay | 3.7 km south |
| Cock Hill | Hill | 4.3 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 30 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 32 |
32 of the postcode's 32 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 | 25 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 58% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 15% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 34% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 19% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Newport Road.