Schools
81 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Howardian Primary School is the nearest published school at 441 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
CF3 7XB
Penylan · Cardiff · Wales
Updated September 2026
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- Ward
- Penylan
- Local authority
- Cardiff
- Constituency
- Cardiff East
- Postcode district
- CF3
- Postcode sector
- CF3 7
Nearby postcodes
Complete postcode fields and official codes
- Postcode
- CF3 7XB
- Status
- Terminated
- Introduced
- 1 January 1980
- Terminated
- 1 June 1999
- Postcode area
- CF
- Postcode district
- CF3
- Postcode sector
- CF3 7
- Latitude
- 51.496173
- Longitude
- -3.152373
- British National Grid easting
- 320,100
- British National Grid northing
- 178,100
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
- W00010142
- Lower layer super output area
- Cardiff 029D · W01001825
- Middle layer super output area
- Cardiff 029 · W02000395
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 CF3
Schools
Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
- Open schools
- 81
- Primary
- 0
- Secondary
- 0
- 441 m
Howardian Primary School
Welsh establishment
- 647 m
Stacey Primary School
Welsh establishment
- 1.1 km
Albany Primary School
Welsh establishment
Recorded crime
Within 1 mile of this postcode
- Published events
- 5,606
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 1,681
- Shoplifting 680
- Public order 614
- Vehicle crime 604
- Anti social behaviour 504
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- Postcode residents
- Not supplied
- Postcode households
- Not supplied
- Residents per household
- Not available
- Postcode sector residents
- Not available
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 not available.
GP practices
33
within 5 km straight-line
ROATH HOUSE SURGERY
100 PEN-Y-LAN ROAD, PENYLAN, CARDIFF, CF23 5RH
ODS code W97034
739 m
THE PENYLAN SURGERY
74 PEN-Y-LAN ROAD, CARDIFF, CF23 5SY
ODS code W97033
817 m
ROATHWELL SURGERY
116 NEWPORT ROAD, CARDIFF, CF24 1YT
ODS code W97002
1.0 km
CLIFTON SURGERY
151-153 NEWPORT ROAD, ROATH, CARDIFF, CF24 1AG
ODS code W97060
1.0 km
THE CITY SURGERY
187 CITY ROAD, ROATH, CARDIFF, CF24 3WD
ODS code W97056
1.4 km
MEDDYGFA ALBANY SURGERY
219 - 221 CITY ROAD, ROATH, CARDIFF, CF24 3JD
ODS code W97014
1.4 km
CARDIFF HEALTH ACCESS PRACTICE
CARDIFF AND VALE HIS, CARDIFF ROYAL INFIRMARY, CARDIFF, CF24 0SZ
ODS code W00100
1.4 km
FOUR ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE
STERLING CLOSE, FFORDD PENGAM PENGAM GREE, SPLOTT, CARDIFF, CF24 2HB
ODS code W97048
1.6 km
CLOUGHMORE MEDICAL CENTRE
19 SOUTH PARK ROAD, SPLOTT, CARDIFF, CF24 2LU
ODS code W97007
1.7 km
LLANEDEYRN HEALTH CENTRE
LLAN HEALTHCARE, WELLBEING HUB @ MAELFA, ROUND WOOD, LLANEDEYRN, CARDIFF, CF23 9PF
ODS code W97008
2.0 km
CATHAYS SURGERY
137 CATHAYS TERRACE, CARDIFF, CF24 4HU
ODS code W97009
2.1 km
RUMNEY PRIMARY CARE CENTRE
BARMOUTH ROAD, RUMNEY, CARDIFF, CF3 3LG
ODS code W97027
2.2 km
CRWYS MEDICAL CENTRE
THE CRWYS SURGERY, WEDAL ROAD, CARDIFF, CF14 3QX
ODS code W97041
2.2 km
WHITCHURCH ROAD SURGERY
SACHVILLE AVENUE, CARDIFF, CF14 3NY
ODS code W97025
2.9 km
NORTH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE
182 NORTH ROAD, CARDIFF, CF14 3XQ
ODS code W97020
2.9 km
BUTETOWN MEDICAL PRACTICE
LOUDOUN, PLAS IONA, CARDIFF, CF10 5HW
ODS code W97291
3.1 km
ST. DAVIDS MEDICAL CENTRE
PONTPRENNAU MEDICAL CENTR, PENTWYN DRIVE, CARDIFF, CF23 7SD
ODS code W97065
3.3 km
THE SURGERY
ST DAVIDS COURT, 68A COWBRIDGE ROAD EAST, CARDIFF, CF11 9DN
ODS code W97018
3.4 km
KINGS ROAD (DRS SURGERY)
180 KINGS ROAD, CARDIFF, CF11 9DQ
ODS code W97067
3.5 km
LLANDAFF FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE
CANTON COURT, WELLINGTON STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 9SH
ODS code W97005
3.5 km
Showing 20 of 33 matching practices.
Nearby transport
- 0.1 miles
Howardian Close
BCT · Penylan
- 0.1 miles
Baron's Court Road
BCT · Penylan
- 0.1 miles
Howardian Close
BCT · Penylan
- 0.2 miles
Colchester Avenue
BCT · Penylan
- 0.2 miles
Amesbury Road
BCT · Penylan
Evidence in context
Recorded crime
5,606 published events cover 12 months, averaging 467.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,681 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.