CF23 8PE

Pontprennau and Old St Mellons · Cardiff · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cardiff
Local authority
Cardiff
Constituency
Cardiff North
Postcode district
CF23
Postcode sector
CF23 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF23 8PF 46 m
CF23 8PP 62 m
CF23 8NQ 67 m
CF23 8NP 88 m
CF23 8NX 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF23 8PE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF23
Postcode sector
CF23 8
Latitude
51.532683
Longitude
-3.129868
British National Grid easting
321,725
British National Grid northing
182,136

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Cardiff · W06000015
Parish or community
W04000868
Westminster constituency
Cardiff North · W07000090
Output area
W00010174
Lower layer super output area
Cardiff 003G · W01002018
Middle layer super output area
Cardiff 003 · W02000369

Postcode source versions

Explore CF23

15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Shields Close, Pontprennau, Cardiff, CF23 8PE 19 November 2024 £375,000
6, Shields Close, Pontprennau, Cardiff, CF23 8PE 5 February 2019 £268,000
2, Shields Close, Pontprennau, Cardiff, CF23 8PE 15 July 2016 £400,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. St Mellons C.I.W. Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    645 m
  2. St Cadoc's Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    714 m
  3. Glan-Yr-Afon Primary

    Welsh establishment

    742 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,875
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 707
  • Public order 237
  • Shoplifting 217
  • Anti social behaviour 181
  • Criminal damage and arson 168

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

8 female, 14 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
3.1
CF23 8 residents
7,049

Age bands in CF23 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.3%

1,377 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

765 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.3%

2,164 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

2,034 residents

Age 65 and over
11.1%

795 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CF23 8 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
57.1%

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

13

within 5 km

  • ST. DAVIDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W97065

    1.4 km

  • CYNCOED MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DARTINGTON DRIVE, PONTPRENNAU, CARDIFF, CF23 8SQ

    ODS code W97010

    1.4 km

  • BRYNDERWEN SURGERY

    CRICKHOWELL ROAD, ST MELLONS, CARDIFF, CF3 0EF

    ODS code W97006

    2.1 km

  • LLANEDEYRN HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code W97008

    2.5 km

  • WILLOWBROOK SURGERY

    5 STRATHY ROAD, ST. MELLONS, CARDIFF, CF3 0SH

    ODS code W97069

    2.8 km

  • RUMNEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    BARMOUTH ROAD, RUMNEY, CARDIFF, CF3 3LG

    ODS code W97027

    2.9 km

  • LLANISHEN COURT SURGERY

    LLANISHEN COURT, LLANISHEN, CARDIFF, CF14 5YU

    ODS code W97013

    4.1 km

  • ROATH HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97034

    4.5 km

  • NORTH CARDIFF MEDICAL CENTRE

    EXCALIBUR DRIVE, THORNHILL, CARDIFF, CF14 9BB

    ODS code W97015

    4.5 km

  • ST. ISAN ROAD SURGERY

    46 ST. ISAN ROAD, HEATH CARDIFF, CARDIFF, CF14 4UU

    ODS code W97053

    4.5 km

  • THE PENYLAN SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97033

    4.7 km

  • FOUR ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W97048

    4.7 km

  • CRWYS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W97041

    4.9 km

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

  • Asda

    BCT · Pontprennau

    0.1 miles
  • Asda

    BCT · Pontprennau

    0.1 miles
  • Heol Pontprennau

    BCT · Pontprennau

    0.2 miles
  • Heol Bennett

    BCT · Llanedeyrn

    0.2 miles
  • Training Centre

    BCT · Llanedeyrn

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £375,000 from 1 recorded sale in CF23 8PE. 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

43 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Mellons C.I.W. Primary School is the nearest published school at 645 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,875 published events cover 12 months, averaging 156.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 707 events.

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