CF24 4BX Cardiff
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Cathays.
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 E (43% of about 630 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 47 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 20 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 20 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 16 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 | 510 m |
| Cardiff Queen Street 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Cardiff Central 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 68 within 800 m; nearest Woodville Road Cathays | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 14 Cardiff Bus Station | 1.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest National Museum Cardiff Visitor Car Park | 740 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 720 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 15.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Meddygfa Albany Surgery | 300 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Woodville Road Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Cathays Dental Practice | 590 m |
| Hospital | Child And Family Service, St David Hospital | 1.8 km |
| Police station | Creys Road Police Station | 100 m |
| Cash machines | 7 machines within 800 m; nearest Premier | 460 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Parc Mackenzie 5,240 m² | 640 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Roath Park 38 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | Maes Hamdden y Rhath 6.2 ha | 900 m |
| Allotments | Allensbank Allotments 5.5 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 41 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is University of Wales, Cardiff, including Forecourt Walls, a listed building (Grade II*), 670 m south-west. 70 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 5 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| University of Wales, Cardiff, including Forecourt Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m south-west |
| Cathays Library | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m north-west |
| Welsh National War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 790 m south-west |
| National Museum of Wales | Listed building, Grade I | 800 m south |
| Cathays Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 880 m south |
| Cardiff Castle and Bute Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.0 km south-west |
| Cardiff Castle and Roman Fort | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south |
| Dominican Friary | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-west |
| Pen y lan Roman Site | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north |
| Heath Park Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north-west |
| Nant Pant-Bach | Valley | 2.8 km north-east |
| Cardiff Bay Wetlands | Wetland | 3.7 km south |
| Cock Hill | Hill | 4.2 km south-west |
| Bae Caerdydd | Bay | 4.5 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.3 | 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 | 23 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 2% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 18% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 81% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 25% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 21% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 30% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 31% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 17% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.