CF3 2EQ Cardiff
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: Rumney.
Streets
- Lamby Way, Caerdydd - Cardiff: 72 addresses
- Mardy Road, Cardiff / Caerdydd: 3 addresses
- Primrose Close, Cardiff / Caerdydd: 1 address
- Glyn Rhymni, 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 (37% of about 680 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 77 address points in this postcode, 2 at high risk, 13 at medium risk and 51 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 2 at high risk, 13 at medium risk and 51 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 1 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 84%, gigabit 84% 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 | 3.9 km |
| Cathays 934,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Heath Low Level 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 27 within 800 m; nearest Eastgate Business Park Pwll-Mawr | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 14 Cardiff Bus Station | 4.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop | 4.9 km |
| Car parks | Cardiff East Park And Ride | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 19.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Rumney Primary Care Centre | 590 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 580 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Rumney Hill Dental Surgery | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Bft Southmead University Hospital Of Wales | 4.7 km |
| Police station | South Wales Police | 1.0 km |
| Cash machines | Mfg - Premier | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Parc Tredelerch 4.6 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 740 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9.0 ha | 500 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.5 ha | 510 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 7.1 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 | 43 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 39% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Lamby Way.