CF23 5BY

Penylan · Cardiff · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cardiff
Ward
Penylan
Local authority
Cardiff
Constituency
Cardiff East
Postcode district
CF23
Postcode sector
CF23 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF24 3FY 57 m
CF23 5BU 69 m
CF23 5BN 82 m
CF24 3NW 86 m
CF24 3RX 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF23 5BY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF23
Postcode sector
CF23 5
Latitude
51.493988
Longitude
-3.159751
British National Grid easting
319,584
British National Grid northing
177,865

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Cardiff · W06000015
Electoral ward
Penylan · W05001288
Parish or community
W04000860
Westminster constituency
Cardiff East · W07000089
Output area
W00009403
Lower layer super output area
Cardiff 029C · W01001824
Middle layer super output area
Cardiff 029 · W02000395

Postcode source versions

Explore CF23

49 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
124, Marlborough Road, Cardiff, CF23 5BY 7 January 2026 £555,000
68, Marlborough Road, Cardiff, CF23 5BY 15 August 2022 £470,000
88, Flat 1, Marlborough Road, Cardiff, CF23 5BY 6 April 2022 £215,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
81
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Stacey Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    542 m
  2. Albany Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    582 m
  3. Ysgol Y Berllan Deg

    Welsh establishment

    582 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,274
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,497
  • Shoplifting 1,036
  • Public order 874
  • Vehicle crime 797
  • Anti social behaviour 642

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
117

53 female, 64 male

Postcode households
47
Residents per household
2.5
CF23 5 residents
9,959

Age bands in CF23 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

1,661 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.8%

1,606 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.5%

2,589 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

2,483 residents

Age 65 and over
18%

1,825 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CF23 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
15.6%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

34

within 5 km

  • THE PENYLAN SURGERY

    74 PEN-Y-LAN ROAD, CARDIFF, CF23 5SY

    ODS code W97033

    417 m

  • ROATH HOUSE SURGERY

    100 PEN-Y-LAN ROAD, PENYLAN, CARDIFF, CF23 5RH

    ODS code W97034

    479 m

  • ROATHWELL SURGERY

    116 NEWPORT ROAD, CARDIFF, CF24 1YT

    ODS code W97002

    675 m

  • CLIFTON SURGERY

    151-153 NEWPORT ROAD, ROATH, CARDIFF, CF24 1AG

    ODS code W97060

    676 m

  • THE CITY SURGERY

    187 CITY ROAD, ROATH, CARDIFF, CF24 3WD

    ODS code W97056

    842 m

  • MEDDYGFA ALBANY SURGERY

    219 - 221 CITY ROAD, ROATH, CARDIFF, CF24 3JD

    ODS code W97014

    848 m

  • CARDIFF HEALTH ACCESS PRACTICE

    CARDIFF AND VALE HIS, CARDIFF ROYAL INFIRMARY, CARDIFF, CF24 0SZ

    ODS code W00100

    1.0 km

  • CATHAYS SURGERY

    137 CATHAYS TERRACE, CARDIFF, CF24 4HU

    ODS code W97009

    1.6 km

  • CLOUGHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    19 SOUTH PARK ROAD, SPLOTT, CARDIFF, CF24 2LU

    ODS code W97007

    1.7 km

  • CRWYS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE CRWYS SURGERY, WEDAL ROAD, CARDIFF, CF14 3QX

    ODS code W97041

    1.9 km

  • FOUR ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    STERLING CLOSE, FFORDD PENGAM PENGAM GREE, SPLOTT, CARDIFF, CF24 2HB

    ODS code W97048

    2.0 km

  • LLANEDEYRN HEALTH CENTRE

    LLAN HEALTHCARE, WELLBEING HUB @ MAELFA, ROUND WOOD, LLANEDEYRN, CARDIFF, CF23 9PF

    ODS code W97008

    2.3 km

  • WHITCHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    SACHVILLE AVENUE, CARDIFF, CF14 3NY

    ODS code W97025

    2.5 km

  • NORTH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182 NORTH ROAD, CARDIFF, CF14 3XQ

    ODS code W97020

    2.5 km

  • BUTETOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOUDOUN, PLAS IONA, CARDIFF, CF10 5HW

    ODS code W97291

    2.7 km

  • RUMNEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    BARMOUTH ROAD, RUMNEY, CARDIFF, CF3 3LG

    ODS code W97027

    2.8 km

  • THE SURGERY

    ST DAVIDS COURT, 68A COWBRIDGE ROAD EAST, CARDIFF, CF11 9DN

    ODS code W97018

    2.8 km

  • KINGS ROAD (DRS SURGERY)

    180 KINGS ROAD, CARDIFF, CF11 9DQ

    ODS code W97067

    2.9 km

  • LLANDAFF FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CANTON COURT, WELLINGTON STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 9SH

    ODS code W97005

    2.9 km

  • TAFF RIVERSIDE PRACTICE

    WELLINGTON STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 9SH

    ODS code W97016

    2.9 km

Showing 20 of 34 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Roath Court Place

    BCT · Roath

    0.0 miles
  • Roath Court Place

    BCT · Roath

    0.1 miles
  • Marlborough Sch

    BCT · Roath

    0.1 miles
  • Claude Hotel

    BCT · Roath

    0.1 miles
  • Marlborough Sch

    BCT · Roath

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £470,000 from 3 recorded sales in CF23 5BY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cardiff is £270,094 in June 2026, up 2.1% year on year.

Schools

81 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Stacey Primary School is the nearest published school at 542 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

8,274 published events cover 12 months, averaging 689.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,497 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.