CF24 4SW Cardiff
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Plasnewydd.
Streets
- Arabella Street, Cardiff / Caerdydd: 29 addresses
- Moy 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 E (53% of about 660 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
None of the 30 address points in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water on Natural Resources Wales's map. Outside those areas the chance is under 0.1% (1 in 1,000) a year.
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 15 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 | 790 m |
| Cardiff Queen Street 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km | |
| Cardiff Central 13 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 61 within 800 m; nearest Arabella Street Roath | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 14 Cardiff Bus Station | 1.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | National Museum Cardiff Visitor Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km; nearest Tewkesbury Place | 880 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 16.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Meddygfa Albany Surgery | 220 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Marlborough Dental Practice | 530 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Of Wales | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Creys Road Police Station | 330 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Principality - Roath, Roath | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Roath Park 38 ha | 540 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,480 m² | 540 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Maes Hamdden y Rhath 6.2 ha | 570 m |
| Allotments | Allensbank Allotments 5.5 ha | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 41 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Andrews United Reformed Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 480 m north-east. 49 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Andrews United Reformed Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m north-east |
| Catholic Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m south |
| Waterloo Gardens, Roath Mill Gardens and Roath Brook Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 870 m east |
| Cathays Library | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m north-west |
| University of Wales, Cardiff, including Forecourt Walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 940 m south-west |
| Cathays Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km south-west |
| Pen y lan Roman Site | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-east |
| Cardiff Castle and Roman Fort | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Dominican Friary | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Wood | Wood | 1.7 km north-east |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km north |
| Nant Pant-Bach | Valley | 2.4 km north-east |
| Cardiff Bay Wetlands | Wetland | 3.8 km south |
| Cock Hill | Hill | 4.5 km south-west |
| Bae Caerdydd | Bay | 4.6 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 30 |
14 of the postcode's 30 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 | 30 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 24% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 60% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 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 | 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 Arabella Street.