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CF5 2PL

Fairwater · Cardiff · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Fairwater
Local authority
Cardiff
Constituency
Cardiff West
Postcode district
CF5
Postcode sector
CF5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF5 2PD 9 m
CF5 2BF 54 m
CF5 2EW 93 m
CF5 2PH 93 m
CF5 3QP 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF5 2PL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2000
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF5
Postcode sector
CF5 2
Latitude
51.498581
Longitude
-3.235632
British National Grid easting
314,325
British National Grid northing
178,462

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Cardiff · W06000015
Electoral ward
Fairwater · W05001277
Parish or community
W04000845
Westminster constituency
Cardiff West · W07000092
Output area
W00009062
Lower layer super output area
Cardiff 027A · W01001747
Middle layer super output area
Cardiff 027 · W02000393

Postcode source versions

Explore CF5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
65
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. The Bishop Of Llandaff C.I.W. High School

    Welsh establishment

    400 m

  2. Peter Lea Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    515 m

  3. Ysgol Pencae

    Welsh establishment

    519 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,187
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 730
  • Anti social behaviour 291
  • Public order 258
  • Shoplifting 176
  • Criminal damage and arson 169

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CF5 2 residents
9,610

Age bands in CF5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

1,411 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,117 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.2%

2,240 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

2,641 residents

Age 65 and over
23.1%

2,226 residents

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.

GP practices

27

within 5 km straight-line

  • FAIRWATER HEALTH CENTRE

    PLASMAWR ROAD, CARDIFF, CF5 3JT

    ODS code W97047

    937 m

  • LLANDAFF NORTH MEDICAL CE

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

    ODS code W97286

    941 m

  • LLANDAFF SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97619

    1.3 km

  • ELY BRIDGE SURGERY

    23 MILL ROAD, ELY, CARDIFF, CF5 4AD

    ODS code W97040

    1.7 km

  • BISHOPS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BISHOPS ROAD, WHITCHURCH, CARDIFF, CF14 1LT

    ODS code W97028

    1.8 km

  • RADYR MEDICAL CENTRE

    RECTORY CLOSE, RADYR, CARDIFF, CF15 8EW

    ODS code W97024

    2.1 km

  • WHITCHURCH VILLAGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W97294

    2.2 km

  • MEDDYGFA LANSDOWNE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97031

    2.4 km

  • NORTH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182 NORTH ROAD, CARDIFF, CF14 3XQ

    ODS code W97020

    2.9 km

  • KINGS ROAD (DRS SURGERY)

    180 KINGS ROAD, CARDIFF, CF11 9DQ

    ODS code W97067

    2.9 km

  • WHITCHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    SACHVILLE AVENUE, CARDIFF, CF14 3NY

    ODS code W97025

    3.1 km

  • BIRCHGROVE SURGERY

    CAERPHILLY ROAD, CARDIFF, CF14 4QJ

    ODS code W97021

    3.1 km

  • MEDDYGFA CANNA SURGERY

    27 WYNDHAM CRESCENT, CARDIFF, CF11 9EE

    ODS code W97296

    3.2 km

  • THE CAERAU LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97068

    3.2 km

  • THE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97018

    3.4 km

  • LLANDAFF FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CANTON COURT, WELLINGTON STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 9SH

    ODS code W97005

    3.4 km

  • TAFF RIVERSIDE PRACTICE

    WELLINGTON STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 9SH

    ODS code W97016

    3.4 km

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GREENFARM ROAD, CARDIFF, CF5 4RG

    ODS code W97023

    3.5 km

  • CATHAYS SURGERY

    137 CATHAYS TERRACE, CARDIFF, CF24 4HU

    ODS code W97009

    3.7 km

  • CRWYS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W97041

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Danescourt Way

    BCT · Danescourt

    0.1 miles

  • Danescourt Rail Station

    RSE · Danescourt

    0.1 miles

  • Triscombe Drive

    BCT · Llandaff

    0.1 miles

  • Llantrisant Rise

    BCT · Llandaff

    0.1 miles

  • Tangmere Drive

    BCT · Danescourt

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

65 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. The Bishop Of Llandaff C.I.W. High School is the nearest published school at 400 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,187 published events cover 12 months, averaging 182.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 730 events.

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