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CF3 5DL

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
CF3
Postcode sector
CF3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF3 5RA 62 m
CF3 5QP 89 m
CF3 5QQ 91 m
CF3 5RB 96 m
CF3 5PU 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF3 5DL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF3
Postcode sector
CF3 5
Latitude
51.530279
Longitude
-3.118016
British National Grid easting
322,543
British National Grid northing
181,856

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Cardiff · W06000015
Parish or community
W04000888
Westminster constituency
Cardiff North · W07000090
Output area
W00010629
Lower layer super output area
Cardiff 003F · W01002017
Middle layer super output area
Cardiff 003 · W02000369

Postcode source versions

Explore CF3

103 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
29, The Dell, St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 5DL 19 September 2025 £150,000
1, The Dell, St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 5DL 13 July 2023 £125,000
28, The Dell, St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 5DL 3 July 2023 £150,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. St Mellons C.I.W. Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    538 m
  2. St Johns College

    Welsh establishment

    552 m
  3. St Cadoc's Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    707 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,467
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 881
  • Public order 308
  • Shoplifting 305
  • Anti social behaviour 272
  • Criminal damage and arson 213

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
83
45 female, 38 male
Postcode households
40
Residents per household
2.1
CF3 5 residents
9,019

Age bands in CF3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.1%
1,945 residents
Age 15 to 24
11.7%
1,032 residents
Age 25 to 44
26.9%
2,375 residents
Age 45 to 64
24.8%
2,189 residents
Age 65 and over
14.5%
1,274 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CF3 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
2.6%

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRYNDERWEN SURGERY

    CRICKHOWELL ROAD, ST MELLONS, CARDIFF, CF3 0EF

    ODS code W97006

    1.2 km

  • WILLOWBROOK SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97069

    2.0 km

  • ST. DAVIDS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W97065

    2.0 km

  • CYNCOED MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DARTINGTON DRIVE, PONTPRENNAU, CARDIFF, CF23 8SQ

    ODS code W97010

    2.3 km

  • RUMNEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    BARMOUTH ROAD, RUMNEY, CARDIFF, CF3 3LG

    ODS code W97027

    2.7 km

  • LLANEDEYRN HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code W97008

    2.9 km

  • FOUR ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W97048

    4.6 km

  • ROATH HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97034

    4.8 km

  • LLANISHEN COURT SURGERY

    LLANISHEN COURT, LLANISHEN, CARDIFF, CF14 5YU

    ODS code W97013

    4.9 km

  • THE PENYLAN SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97033

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Okehampton Avenue

    BCT · Llanrumney

    156 m
  • Arnold Avenue

    BCT · Llanrumney

    195 m
  • Bluebell Drive

    BCT · Llanrumney

    221 m
  • Arnold Avenue

    BCT · Llanrumney

    222 m
  • Bluebell Drive

    BCT · Llanrumney

    275 m

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £132,500 from 9 recorded sales in CF3 5DL. 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

38 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 538 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,467 published events cover 12 months, averaging 206 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 881 events.

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