CF5 6XB Cardiff
Live postcode, introduced January 1995. Ward: Pentyrch and St Fagans.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Crofft-y-Genau Road, St Fagans: 24 addresses
- Crofft-y-Genau Road, Caerdydd - Cardiff: 4 addresses
- Michaelston Road, Cardiff / Caerdydd: 3 addresses
- Cardiff Road, Caerdydd - Cardiff: 2 addresses
- Castle Hill, St Fagans / Sain Ffagan: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Crofft-y-Genau Road, St Fagans: 2 addresses
- A4232, Caerdydd - Cardiff: 1 address
- A4232, Caerdydd - Cardiff: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Crofft-y-Genau Road, St Fagans: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Crofft-y-Genau Road, St Fagans: 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: yes, St. Fagans. 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
- Capel Pen-rhiw, grade II
- Main Building, St Fagans: National History Museum, grade II
- West & South Boundary Walls of Gardens to St Fagans Castle, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 41 address points in this postcode, 2 at high risk, 0 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: 2 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: none is in an area at 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 41 addresses are between 15 m and 29 m above sea level (25 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Fairwater 106,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km |
| Waun-gron Park 116,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Danescourt 84,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest St Fagans Museum | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cardiff Bus Interchange Bay 14 Cardiff Bus Station | 6.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Cardiff Castle Waterbus Stop | 6.1 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 11.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Woodlands Medical Centre | 1.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Knights Wilson Road Pharmacy | 1.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Rookwood Hospital | 3.3 km |
| Police station | Ely Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | Grand Avenue Food Store, Ely Cashzone | 1.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest St Fagans Park 670 m² | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 9.1 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,340 m² | 1.2 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 11 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Fairwater Allotments 2.1 ha | 1.8 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 9.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Fagans Castle, a listed building (Grade I), 270 m east. 96 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Fagans Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 270 m east |
| Lead Cistern in the east forecourt of St Fagans Castle | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m east |
| Church of St Mary the Blessed Virgin | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m east |
| St Fagans Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 440 m west |
| The Old Rectory | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m north-east |
| St-y-Nyll Round Barrow | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north-west |
| Coedarhydyglyn | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pwll Arthur | Lake or reservoir | 630 m north-west |
| Coedbychan | Wood | 920 m north-east |
| Plymouth Great Wood | Wood | 1.1 km east |
| Slanney Woods | Wood | 1.3 km north |
| Dyffryn Taf | Valley | 3.6 km north-east |
| Y Gaer | Hill | 4.1 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 18 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 39 |
20 of the postcode's 41 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 49% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 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 Unnamed street near Crofft-y-Genau Road.