CF23 5ED

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
CF23 5EB 103 m
CF23 9FB 108 m
CF23 5AB 120 m
CF23 9AP 134 m
CF23 5AP 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF23 5ED
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF23
Postcode sector
CF23 5
Latitude
51.495075
Longitude
-3.151553
British National Grid easting
320,155
British National Grid northing
177,977

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
W00010159
Lower layer super output area
Cardiff 029D · W01001825
Middle layer super output area
Cardiff 029 · W02000395

Postcode source versions

Explore CF23

36 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Waterloo Close, Cardiff, CF23 5ED 23 October 2025 £161,000
15, Waterloo Close, Cardiff, CF23 5ED 5 June 2024 £280,000
25, Waterloo Close, Cardiff, CF23 5ED 23 February 2024 £305,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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

    Welsh establishment

    541 m
  2. Stacey Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    545 m
  3. St Peter's R.C. Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,860
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,782
  • Shoplifting 679
  • Public order 643
  • Vehicle crime 642
  • Anti social behaviour 529

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

19 female, 16 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
1.4
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 0.4% 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
7.7%

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

33

within 5 km

  • ROATH HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97034

    832 m

  • THE PENYLAN SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97033

    888 m

  • ROATHWELL SURGERY

    116 NEWPORT ROAD, CARDIFF, CF24 1YT

    ODS code W97002

    929 m

  • CLIFTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97060

    969 m

  • CARDIFF HEALTH ACCESS PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W00100

    1.4 km

  • THE CITY SURGERY

    187 CITY ROAD, ROATH, CARDIFF, CF24 3WD

    ODS code W97056

    1.4 km

  • MEDDYGFA ALBANY SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97014

    1.4 km

  • FOUR ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W97048

    1.5 km

  • CLOUGHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W97007

    1.5 km

  • LLANEDEYRN HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code W97008

    2.1 km

  • CATHAYS SURGERY

    137 CATHAYS TERRACE, CARDIFF, CF24 4HU

    ODS code W97009

    2.1 km

  • RUMNEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    BARMOUTH ROAD, RUMNEY, CARDIFF, CF3 3LG

    ODS code W97027

    2.2 km

  • CRWYS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W97041

    2.3 km

  • WHITCHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    SACHVILLE AVENUE, CARDIFF, CF14 3NY

    ODS code W97025

    2.9 km

  • BUTETOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOUDOUN, PLAS IONA, CARDIFF, CF10 5HW

    ODS code W97291

    3.0 km

  • NORTH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182 NORTH ROAD, CARDIFF, CF14 3XQ

    ODS code W97020

    3.0 km

  • ST. DAVIDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PONTPRENNAU MEDICAL CENTR, PENTWYN DRIVE, CARDIFF, CF23 7SD

    ODS code W97065

    3.4 km

  • THE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97018

    3.4 km

  • LLANDAFF FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CANTON COURT, WELLINGTON STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 9SH

    ODS code W97005

    3.5 km

  • TAFF RIVERSIDE PRACTICE

    WELLINGTON STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 9SH

    ODS code W97016

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 33 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Howardian Close

    BCT · Penylan

    0.2 miles
  • Howardian Close

    BCT · Penylan

    0.2 miles
  • Waterloo Gardens

    BCT · Roath

    0.2 miles
  • Waterloo Gardens

    BCT · Penylan

    0.2 miles
  • Baron's Court Road

    BCT · Penylan

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £161,000 from 5 recorded sales in CF23 5ED. 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. Howardian Primary School is the nearest published school at 541 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,860 published events cover 12 months, averaging 488.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,782 events.

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