CF5 1AD

Canton · Cardiff · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cardiff
Ward
Canton
Local authority
Cardiff
Constituency
Cardiff West
Postcode district
CF5
Postcode sector
CF5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF5 1AB 72 m
CF5 1AA 88 m
CF5 2BY 123 m
CF5 2BZ 123 m
CF5 1AH 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF5 1AD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF5
Postcode sector
CF5 1
Latitude
51.486111
Longitude
-3.226854
British National Grid easting
314,911
British National Grid northing
177,065

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Cardiff · W06000015
Electoral ward
Canton · W05001273
Parish or community
W04000840
Westminster constituency
Cardiff West · W07000092
Output area
W00008854
Lower layer super output area
Cardiff 035C · W01001716
Middle layer super output area
Cardiff 035 · W02000401

Postcode source versions

Explore CF5

24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Fairfield Close, Cardiff, CF5 1AD 5 June 2026 £380,000
15, Fairfield Close, Cardiff, CF5 1AD 14 October 2025 £375,000
7, Fairfield Close, Cardiff, CF5 1AD 8 December 2022 £355,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
71
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Millbank Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    458 m
  2. Cantonian High School

    Welsh establishment

    778 m
  3. Llandaff City C.I.W. Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    867 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,231
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,001
  • Public order 366
  • Vehicle crime 358
  • Shoplifting 349
  • Anti social behaviour 308

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

19 female, 12 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
1.6
CF5 1 residents
11,866

Age bands in CF5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

2,011 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

1,138 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.4%

3,976 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

3,049 residents

Age 65 and over
14.7%

1,747 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CF5 1 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

33

within 5 km

  • ELY BRIDGE SURGERY

    23 MILL ROAD, ELY, CARDIFF, CF5 4AD

    ODS code W97040

    556 m

  • MEDDYGFA LANSDOWNE SURGERY

    AFON ELAI PARTNERSHIP, SANATORIUM ROAD, CARDIFF, CF11 8DG

    ODS code W97031

    898 m

  • LLANDAFF SURGERY

    19A HIGH STREET, LLANDAFF, CARDIFF, CF5 2DY

    ODS code W97619

    1.0 km

  • FAIRWATER HEALTH CENTRE

    PLASMAWR ROAD, CARDIFF, CF5 3JT

    ODS code W97047

    1.1 km

  • KINGS ROAD (DRS SURGERY)

    180 KINGS ROAD, CARDIFF, CF11 9DQ

    ODS code W97067

    1.9 km

  • MEDDYGFA CANNA SURGERY

    27 WYNDHAM CRESCENT, CARDIFF, CF11 9EE

    ODS code W97296

    2.1 km

  • LLANDAFF NORTH MEDICAL CE

    99 STATION ROAD, LLANDAFF NORTH, CARDIFF, CF14 2FD

    ODS code W97286

    2.2 km

  • THE CAERAU LANE SURGERY

    DANESCOURT & GREENMOUNT SURGERY, 25 CHURCH ROAD, ELY, CARDIFF, CF5 5LQ

    ODS code W97068

    2.2 km

  • THE SURGERY

    ST DAVIDS COURT, 68A COWBRIDGE ROAD EAST, CARDIFF, CF11 9DN

    ODS code W97018

    2.2 km

  • LLANDAFF FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CANTON COURT, WELLINGTON STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 9SH

    ODS code W97005

    2.3 km

  • TAFF RIVERSIDE PRACTICE

    WELLINGTON STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 9SH

    ODS code W97016

    2.3 km

  • NORTH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182 NORTH ROAD, CARDIFF, CF14 3XQ

    ODS code W97020

    2.7 km

  • BISHOPS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BISHOPS ROAD, WHITCHURCH, CARDIFF, CF14 1LT

    ODS code W97028

    2.9 km

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GREENFARM ROAD, CARDIFF, CF5 4RG

    ODS code W97023

    2.9 km

  • GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BISHOP STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 6PG

    ODS code W97061

    3.1 km

  • WHITCHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    SACHVILLE AVENUE, CARDIFF, CF14 3NY

    ODS code W97025

    3.1 km

  • CLARE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    148-152 CLARE ROAD, CARDIFF, CF11 6RW

    ODS code W97299

    3.2 km

  • CATHAYS SURGERY

    137 CATHAYS TERRACE, CARDIFF, CF24 4HU

    ODS code W97009

    3.3 km

  • WHITCHURCH VILLAGE PRACTICE

    WHITCHURCH MEDICAL CENTRE, PARK ROAD, WHITCHURCH, CARDIFF, CF14 7BP

    ODS code W97294

    3.5 km

  • RADYR MEDICAL CENTRE

    RECTORY CLOSE, RADYR, CARDIFF, CF15 8EW

    ODS code W97024

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 33 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ely Bridge

    BCT · Canton

    0.1 miles
  • Ely Road

    BCT · Fairwater

    0.1 miles
  • Ely Bridge

    BCT · Canton

    0.1 miles
  • Waungron Road

    BCT · Fairwater

    0.1 miles
  • Insole Shops

    BCT · Llandaff

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £355,000 from 5 recorded sales in CF5 1AD. 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

71 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Millbank Primary School is the nearest published school at 458 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,231 published events cover 12 months, averaging 269.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,001 events.

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