CF3 2WL

Trowbridge · Cardiff · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cardiff
Local authority
Cardiff
Constituency
Cardiff East
Postcode district
CF3
Postcode sector
CF3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF3 2WJ 225 m
CF3 2UZ 284 m
CF3 2WH 327 m
CF3 2AE 379 m
CF3 2AD 440 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF3 2WL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF3
Postcode sector
CF3 2
Latitude
51.534614
Longitude
-3.094159
British National Grid easting
324,205
British National Grid northing
182,313

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Cardiff · W06000015
Parish or community
W04001008
Westminster constituency
Cardiff East · W07000089
Output area
W00010613
Lower layer super output area
Cardiff 011A · W01001877
Middle layer super output area
Cardiff 011 · W02000377

Postcode source versions

Explore CF3

75 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
81, Cypress Crescent, St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 2WL 22 May 2026 £450,000
39, Cypress Crescent, St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 2WL 10 October 2025 £405,000
4, Cypress Crescent, St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 2WL 31 January 2025 £430,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Bishop Childs C.I.W. Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    987 m
  2. St Johns College

    Welsh establishment

    1.4 km
  3. Marshfield Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
901
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 306
  • Anti social behaviour 119
  • Public order 109
  • Criminal damage and arson 103
  • Shoplifting 67

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
218

118 female, 100 male

Postcode households
81
Residents per household
2.7
CF3 2 residents
4,074

Age bands in CF3 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.7%

852 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

387 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.5%

923 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

1,085 residents

Age 65 and over
17.4%

685 residents

This postcode contained 5.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CF3 2 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
0%

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

6

within 5 km

  • WILLOWBROOK SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97069

    1.1 km

  • BRYNDERWEN SURGERY

    CRICKHOWELL ROAD, ST MELLONS, CARDIFF, CF3 0EF

    ODS code W97006

    1.1 km

  • ST. DAVIDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W97065

    3.8 km

  • RUMNEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    BARMOUTH ROAD, RUMNEY, CARDIFF, CF3 3LG

    ODS code W97027

    3.8 km

  • CYNCOED MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DARTINGTON DRIVE, PONTPRENNAU, CARDIFF, CF23 8SQ

    ODS code W97010

    3.9 km

  • LLANEDEYRN HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code W97008

    4.5 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wyevale Garden Centre

    BCT · St Mellons

    0.2 miles
  • Wyevale Garden Centre

    BCT · St Mellons

    0.2 miles
  • St Mellons Country Club

    BCT · Castleton

    0.3 miles
  • St Mellons Country Club

    BCT · Castleton

    0.4 miles
  • Willow Grove

    BCT · St Mellons

    0.4 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £420,000 from 14 recorded sales in CF3 2WL. 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bishop Childs C.I.W. Primary School is the nearest published school at 987 m.

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

Recorded crime

901 published events cover 12 months, averaging 75.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 306 events.

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