CF24 1RN Cardiff
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Penylan.
Streets
- Newport Road, Cardiff / Caerdydd: 101 addresses
- Newport Road, Cardiff / Caerdydd: 3 addresses
- Beresford Road, Cardiff / Caerdydd: 2 addresses
- Dominion Way, Cardiff / Caerdydd: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Newport Road, Y Rhath: 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 (43% of about 890 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
- Royal Oak Public House, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 108 address points in this postcode, 1 at high risk, 105 at medium risk and 2 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, 106 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 1 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 37 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 108 addresses are between 8 m and 10 m above sea level (8 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 99%, ultrafast 99%, gigabit 99% 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 | 1.8 km |
| Cathays 934,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Cardiff Central 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 55 within 800 m; nearest Royal Oak Roath | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 14 Cardiff Bus Station | 2.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | NCP Cardiff Knox Road | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 860 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 17.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Roathwell Surgery | 750 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 840 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mydentist | 280 m |
| Hospital | Child And Family Service, St David Hospital | 3.2 km |
| Police station | Roath Police Station | 870 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Waterloo Gardens 2.2 ha | 390 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest St Peters Rugby Football Club 3.8 ha | 40 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 720 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 5.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Margaret, a listed building (Grade I), 390 m west. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Margaret | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m west |
| Waterloo Gardens, Roath Mill Gardens and Roath Brook Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 710 m north-west |
| Pen y lan Roman Site | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Cathays Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Well Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north |
| Nant Pant-Bach | Valley | 1.9 km north |
| Queen Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north |
| Roath Dock | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km south |
| Orchard Ledges | Wetland | 3.3 km south |
| Bae Caerdydd | Bay | 4.6 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 48 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 34 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 108 |
88 of the postcode's 108 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 | 35 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 22% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 69% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 26% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.