CF24 1XP Cardiff
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Plasnewydd.
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 F (32% of about 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Roath Mill Gardens. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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 Margaret, grade I
- Roath Court, grade II
- Telephone call box adjoining boundary wall of Roath Court, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 2 address points in this postcode, 1 at high risk, 1 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, 2 at medium risk and 0 at low 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: 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 9 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 | 1.5 km |
| Cathays 934,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Cardiff Central 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 17 stops within 400 m, 64 within 800 m; nearest Timbers Square Roath | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 14 Cardiff Bus Station | 2.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | NCP Cardiff Knox Road | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 630 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 Roathwell Surgery | 510 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 610 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 560 m |
| Hospital | Child And Family Service, St David Hospital | 2.9 km |
| Police station | Roath Police Station | 680 m |
| Cash machines | 9 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Waterloo Gardens 2.2 ha | 110 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 690 m² | 650 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest St Peters Rugby Football Club 3.8 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | Colchester Avenue Allotments 6.1 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 4.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Margaret, a listed building (Grade I), 100 m north-east. 33 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Margaret | Listed building, Grade I | 100 m north-east |
| Waterloo Gardens, Roath Mill Gardens and Roath Brook Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 360 m north-west |
| St Andrews United Reformed Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 740 m north-west |
| Church of St German of Auxerre | Listed building, Grade I | 890 m south |
| Pen y lan Roman Site | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north |
| Cathays Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Well Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north |
| Queen Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north |
| Nant Pant-Bach | Valley | 1.9 km north-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north-west |
| Orchard Ledges | Wetland | 3.5 km south |
| Bae Caerdydd | Bay | 4.5 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 | 45 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 55% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.