Schools
91 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Lakeside Primary School is the nearest published school at 800 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
CF23 5LH
Penylan · Cardiff · Wales
Updated September 2026
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- Ward
- Penylan
- Local authority
- Cardiff
- Constituency
- Cardiff East
- Postcode district
- CF23
- Postcode sector
- CF23 5
Nearby postcodes
Complete postcode fields and official codes
- Postcode
- CF23 5LH
- Status
- Current
- Introduced
- 1 June 1999
- Terminated
- Not published
- Postcode area
- CF
- Postcode district
- CF23
- Postcode sector
- CF23 5
- Latitude
- 51.505369
- Longitude
- -3.166365
- British National Grid easting
- 319,145
- British National Grid northing
- 179,138
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
- W00010128
- Lower layer super output area
- Cardiff 024A · W01001821
- Middle layer super output area
- Cardiff 024 · W02000390
Postcode source versions
- Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
- Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence
Explore CF23
Schools
Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
- Open schools
- 91
- Primary
- 0
- Secondary
- 0
- 800 m
Lakeside Primary School
Welsh establishment
- 831 m
All Saints C.I.W. Primary School
Welsh establishment
- 897 m
Roath Park Primary School
Welsh establishment
Recorded crime
Within 1 mile of this postcode
- Published events
- 3,262
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 1,006
- Shoplifting 398
- Vehicle crime 365
- Public order 316
- Anti social behaviour 265
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- Postcode residents
- Not supplied
- Postcode households
- Not supplied
- Residents per household
- Not available
- CF23 5 residents
- 9,959
Age bands in CF23 5
Wider postcode sector- Age 0 to 14
- 16.3%
- Age 15 to 24
- 15.8%
- Age 25 to 44
- 25.5%
- Age 45 to 64
- 24.4%
- Age 65 and over
- 18%
1,661 residents
1,606 residents
2,589 residents
2,483 residents
1,825 residents
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+
- 0%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 0%
- Gigabit-capable
- 0%
- Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
- 0%
- Next Generation Access
- 100%
- Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
- 100%
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
36
within 5 km
ROATH HOUSE SURGERY
100 PEN-Y-LAN ROAD, PENYLAN, CARDIFF, CF23 5RH
ODS code W97034
871 m
THE PENYLAN SURGERY
74 PEN-Y-LAN ROAD, CARDIFF, CF23 5SY
ODS code W97033
993 m
CRWYS MEDICAL CENTRE
THE CRWYS SURGERY, WEDAL ROAD, CARDIFF, CF14 3QX
ODS code W97041
1.1 km
LLANEDEYRN HEALTH CENTRE
LLAN HEALTHCARE, WELLBEING HUB @ MAELFA, ROUND WOOD, LLANEDEYRN, CARDIFF, CF23 9PF
ODS code W97008
1.5 km
MEDDYGFA ALBANY SURGERY
219 - 221 CITY ROAD, ROATH, CARDIFF, CF24 3JD
ODS code W97014
1.5 km
CATHAYS SURGERY
137 CATHAYS TERRACE, CARDIFF, CF24 4HU
ODS code W97009
1.6 km
THE CITY SURGERY
187 CITY ROAD, ROATH, CARDIFF, CF24 3WD
ODS code W97056
1.6 km
WHITCHURCH ROAD SURGERY
SACHVILLE AVENUE, CARDIFF, CF14 3NY
ODS code W97025
1.8 km
CLIFTON SURGERY
151-153 NEWPORT ROAD, ROATH, CARDIFF, CF24 1AG
ODS code W97060
2.0 km
ROATHWELL SURGERY
116 NEWPORT ROAD, CARDIFF, CF24 1YT
ODS code W97002
2.0 km
NORTH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE
182 NORTH ROAD, CARDIFF, CF14 3XQ
ODS code W97020
2.0 km
ST. ISAN ROAD SURGERY
46 ST. ISAN ROAD, HEATH CARDIFF, CARDIFF, CF14 4UU
ODS code W97053
2.1 km
CARDIFF HEALTH ACCESS PRACTICE
CARDIFF AND VALE HIS, CARDIFF ROYAL INFIRMARY, CARDIFF, CF24 0SZ
ODS code W00100
2.3 km
ST. DAVIDS MEDICAL CENTRE
PONTPRENNAU MEDICAL CENTR, PENTWYN DRIVE, CARDIFF, CF23 7SD
ODS code W97065
2.6 km
BIRCHGROVE SURGERY
CAERPHILLY ROAD, CARDIFF, CF14 4QJ
ODS code W97021
2.7 km
RUMNEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE
BARMOUTH ROAD, RUMNEY, CARDIFF, CF3 3LG
ODS code W97027
2.8 km
FOUR ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE
STERLING CLOSE, FFORDD PENGAM PENGAM GREE, SPLOTT, CARDIFF, CF24 2HB
ODS code W97048
2.9 km
CLOUGHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE
19 SOUTH PARK ROAD, SPLOTT, CARDIFF, CF24 2LU
ODS code W97007
3.0 km
LLANISHEN COURT SURGERY
LLANISHEN COURT, LLANISHEN, CARDIFF, CF14 5YU
ODS code W97013
3.0 km
CYNCOED MEDICAL PRACTICE
DARTINGTON DRIVE, PONTPRENNAU, CARDIFF, CF23 8SQ
ODS code W97010
3.0 km
Showing 20 of 36 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
- 0.1 miles
Ty Gwyn Sch
BCT · Penylan
- 0.1 miles
Birchwood Road
BCT · Penylan
- 0.1 miles
Ty Gwyn School
BCT · Penylan
- 0.1 miles
University Hall
BCT · Penylan
- 0.1 miles
Birchwood Road
BCT · Penylan
Evidence in context
Recorded crime
3,262 published events cover 12 months, averaging 271.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,006 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.