CF5 6HF Cardiff
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Pentyrch and St Fagans.
Streets
- Heol St y Nyll, Capel Llanilltern: 6 addresses
- Heol St y Nyll, Caerdydd - Cardiff: 6 addresses
- Heol St y Nyll, Caerdydd - Cardiff: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Heol St y Nyll, Capel Llanilltern: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Llantrisant Road, Capel Llanilltern: 2 addresses
- M4, Wiltshire: 1 address
- M4, Wiltshire: 1 address
- M4, Wiltshire: 1 address
- M4, Wiltshire: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Heol St y Nyll, Capel Llanilltern: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Heol St y Nyll, Capel Llanilltern: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Heol St y Nyll, Capel Llanilltern: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Heol St y Nyll, Capel Llanilltern: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Heol St y Nyll, Capel Llanilltern: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Llantrisant Road, Capel Llanilltern: 1 address
- St Y Nyll Lane, Capel Llanilltern: 1 address
- A4232, Caerdydd - Cardiff: 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 (24% of about 1,460 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
- Llanfair-fach House, grade II*
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 32 address points in this postcode, 6 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 1 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 5 at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 4 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 32 addresses are between 34 m and 50 m above sea level (41 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 57%, gigabit 57% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Radyr 450,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km |
| Danescourt 84,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Taffs Well 257,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Broadlands Capel Llanilltern | 730 m |
| Bus or coach station | Talbot Green Bus Station Stand B | 6.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop | 8.4 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Gridserve Charging Station | 620 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 12.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Radyr Medical Centre | 3.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Pentyrch Pharmacy | 2.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Fairwater Dental Surgery | 3.5 km |
| Hospital | Rookwood Hospital | 5.3 km |
| Police station | Ely Police Station | 4.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Rontec - Cardiff West Cashzone | 590 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,910 m² | 2.2 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 590 m² | 1.3 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6.1 ha | 2.4 km |
| Allotments | Creigiau Allotments 8,310 m² | 2.8 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Llanfair-fach House, a listed building (Grade II*), 10 m. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Llanfair-fach House | Listed building, Grade II* | 10 m |
| Pencoed | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m north-west |
| St-y-Nyll Round Barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south |
| Craig y Parc | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km north |
| St Fagans Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.4 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St y-Nyll Ponds | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south-west |
| Coed Gwernybwlau | Wood | 1.4 km west |
| Coed Tre wern | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| Slanney Woods | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Cwmrhyddgoed | Valley | 3.1 km north-east |
| Garth Hill | Hill | 4.3 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 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 | 32 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 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 | 57% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Heol St y Nyll.