Schools
88 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Howardian Primary School is the nearest published school at 552 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
CF23 9BU
Penylan · Cardiff · Wales
Updated September 2026
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Complete postcode fields and official codes
- Postcode
- CF23 9BU
- Status
- Current
- Introduced
- 1 June 1999
- Terminated
- Not published
- Postcode area
- CF
- Postcode district
- CF23
- Postcode sector
- CF23 9
- Latitude
- 51.501004
- Longitude
- -3.157682
- British National Grid easting
- 319,740
- British National Grid northing
- 178,643
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
- W00009422
- Lower layer super output area
- Cardiff 024D · W01001828
- 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
Property
13 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 8, Ferny Court, Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9BU | 27 November 2020 | £180,000 |
| 10, Ferny Court, Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9BU | 22 September 2016 | £190,000 |
| Fernycourt, Flat 1, Waterloo Road, Penylan, Cardiff, CF23 9BU | 5 March 2012 | £162,000 |
Schools
Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
- Open schools
- 88
- Primary
- 0
- Secondary
- 0
- 552 m
Howardian Primary School
Welsh establishment
- 900 m
All Saints C.I.W. Primary School
Welsh establishment
- 937 m
Llanedeyrn Primary School
Welsh establishment
Recorded crime
Within 1 mile of this postcode
- Published events
- 4,567
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 1,346
- Shoplifting 620
- Vehicle crime 487
- Public order 460
- Anti social behaviour 385
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- Postcode residents
- 15
- Postcode households
- 10
- Residents per household
- 1.5
- CF23 9 residents
- 11,616
11 female, 4 male
Age bands in CF23 9
Wider postcode sector- Age 0 to 14
- 21.5%
- Age 15 to 24
- 10.7%
- Age 25 to 44
- 26.4%
- Age 45 to 64
- 23.1%
- Age 65 and over
- 18.3%
2,495 residents
1,234 residents
3,061 residents
2,677 residents
2,114 residents
This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CF23 9 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
- 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
489 m
THE PENYLAN SURGERY
74 PEN-Y-LAN ROAD, CARDIFF, CF23 5SY
ODS code W97033
667 m
MEDDYGFA ALBANY SURGERY
219 - 221 CITY ROAD, ROATH, CARDIFF, CF24 3JD
ODS code W97014
1.4 km
THE CITY SURGERY
187 CITY ROAD, ROATH, CARDIFF, CF24 3WD
ODS code W97056
1.4 km
ROATHWELL SURGERY
116 NEWPORT ROAD, CARDIFF, CF24 1YT
ODS code W97002
1.5 km
CLIFTON SURGERY
151-153 NEWPORT ROAD, ROATH, CARDIFF, CF24 1AG
ODS code W97060
1.5 km
LLANEDEYRN HEALTH CENTRE
LLAN HEALTHCARE, WELLBEING HUB @ MAELFA, ROUND WOOD, LLANEDEYRN, CARDIFF, CF23 9PF
ODS code W97008
1.5 km
CRWYS MEDICAL CENTRE
THE CRWYS SURGERY, WEDAL ROAD, CARDIFF, CF14 3QX
ODS code W97041
1.7 km
CARDIFF HEALTH ACCESS PRACTICE
CARDIFF AND VALE HIS, CARDIFF ROYAL INFIRMARY, CARDIFF, CF24 0SZ
ODS code W00100
1.8 km
CATHAYS SURGERY
137 CATHAYS TERRACE, CARDIFF, CF24 4HU
ODS code W97009
1.8 km
FOUR ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE
STERLING CLOSE, FFORDD PENGAM PENGAM GREE, SPLOTT, CARDIFF, CF24 2HB
ODS code W97048
2.2 km
CLOUGHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE
19 SOUTH PARK ROAD, SPLOTT, CARDIFF, CF24 2LU
ODS code W97007
2.3 km
RUMNEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE
BARMOUTH ROAD, RUMNEY, CARDIFF, CF3 3LG
ODS code W97027
2.3 km
WHITCHURCH ROAD SURGERY
SACHVILLE AVENUE, CARDIFF, CF14 3NY
ODS code W97025
2.4 km
NORTH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE
182 NORTH ROAD, CARDIFF, CF14 3XQ
ODS code W97020
2.5 km
ST. DAVIDS MEDICAL CENTRE
PONTPRENNAU MEDICAL CENTR, PENTWYN DRIVE, CARDIFF, CF23 7SD
ODS code W97065
2.8 km
ST. ISAN ROAD SURGERY
46 ST. ISAN ROAD, HEATH CARDIFF, CARDIFF, CF14 4UU
ODS code W97053
2.9 km
CYNCOED MEDICAL PRACTICE
DARTINGTON DRIVE, PONTPRENNAU, CARDIFF, CF23 8SQ
ODS code W97010
3.3 km
KINGS ROAD (DRS SURGERY)
180 KINGS ROAD, CARDIFF, CF11 9DQ
ODS code W97067
3.3 km
THE SURGERY
ST DAVIDS COURT, 68A COWBRIDGE ROAD EAST, CARDIFF, CF11 9DN
ODS code W97018
3.4 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.
Nearby transport
- 0.1 miles
Colchester Avenue
BCT · Penylan
- 0.1 miles
Hampton Court Rd
BCT · Penylan
- 0.1 miles
Colchester Avenue
BCT · Penylan
- 0.2 miles
Waterloo Road
BCT · Penylan
- 0.2 miles
Colchester Avenue Top
BCT · Penylan
Evidence in context
Recorded crime
4,567 published events cover 12 months, averaging 380.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,346 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.