CF5 1DU

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 1DW 33 m
CF5 1DS 37 m
CF5 1DZ 52 m
CF5 1DT 97 m
CF5 1EX 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF5 1DU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF5
Postcode sector
CF5 1
Latitude
51.487683
Longitude
-3.220084
British National Grid easting
315,384
British National Grid northing
177,232

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
W00008892
Lower layer super output area
Cardiff 035A · W01001714
Middle layer super output area
Cardiff 035 · W02000401

Postcode source versions

Explore CF5

14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
22, Pencisely Crescent, Cardiff, CF5 1DU 15 November 2024 £495,000
26, Pencisely Crescent, Cardiff, CF5 1DU 22 November 2022 £520,000
8, Pencisely Crescent, Cardiff, CF5 1DU 15 November 2019 £421,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
76
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Howell's School

    Welsh establishment

    610 m
  2. Llandaff City C.I.W. Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    622 m
  3. The Cathedral School

    Welsh establishment

    721 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,439
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 954
  • Shoplifting 450
  • Vehicle crime 427
  • Public order 362
  • Anti social behaviour 305

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
49

24 female, 25 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.4% 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
57.9%

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

  • LLANDAFF SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97619

    676 m

  • MEDDYGFA LANSDOWNE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97031

    838 m

  • ELY BRIDGE SURGERY

    23 MILL ROAD, ELY, CARDIFF, CF5 4AD

    ODS code W97040

    1.1 km

  • KINGS ROAD (DRS SURGERY)

    180 KINGS ROAD, CARDIFF, CF11 9DQ

    ODS code W97067

    1.4 km

  • FAIRWATER HEALTH CENTRE

    PLASMAWR ROAD, CARDIFF, CF5 3JT

    ODS code W97047

    1.5 km

  • MEDDYGFA CANNA SURGERY

    27 WYNDHAM CRESCENT, CARDIFF, CF11 9EE

    ODS code W97296

    1.7 km

  • THE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97018

    1.8 km

  • LLANDAFF FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CANTON COURT, WELLINGTON STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 9SH

    ODS code W97005

    1.9 km

  • TAFF RIVERSIDE PRACTICE

    WELLINGTON STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 9SH

    ODS code W97016

    1.9 km

  • LLANDAFF NORTH MEDICAL CE

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

    ODS code W97286

    2.1 km

  • NORTH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182 NORTH ROAD, CARDIFF, CF14 3XQ

    ODS code W97020

    2.2 km

  • BISHOPS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BISHOPS ROAD, WHITCHURCH, CARDIFF, CF14 1LT

    ODS code W97028

    2.6 km

  • THE CAERAU LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97068

    2.7 km

  • WHITCHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    SACHVILLE AVENUE, CARDIFF, CF14 3NY

    ODS code W97025

    2.7 km

  • CATHAYS SURGERY

    137 CATHAYS TERRACE, CARDIFF, CF24 4HU

    ODS code W97009

    2.8 km

  • GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BISHOP STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 6PG

    ODS code W97061

    2.8 km

  • CLARE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    148-152 CLARE ROAD, CARDIFF, CF11 6RW

    ODS code W97299

    3.0 km

  • CRWYS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE CRWYS SURGERY, WEDAL ROAD, CARDIFF, CF14 3QX

    ODS code W97041

    3.2 km

  • WHITCHURCH VILLAGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W97294

    3.4 km

  • MEDDYGFA ALBANY SURGERY

    219 - 221 CITY ROAD, ROATH, CARDIFF, CF24 3JD

    ODS code W97014

    3.4 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

  • Pencisely Road

    BCT · Llandaff

    0.1 miles
  • Pencisely Road

    BCT · Llandaff

    0.1 miles
  • Chargot Road

    BCT · Victoria Park

    0.2 miles
  • Chargot Road

    BCT · Victoria Park

    0.2 miles
  • The Insole

    BCT · Llandaff

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £507,500 from 2 recorded sales in CF5 1DU. 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

76 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Howell's School is the nearest published school at 610 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,439 published events cover 12 months, averaging 286.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 954 events.

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