CF5 3DA

Fairwater · Cardiff · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cardiff
Local authority
Cardiff
Constituency
Cardiff West
Postcode district
CF5
Postcode sector
CF5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF5 3BY 41 m
CF5 3DG 61 m
CF5 3DB 126 m
CF5 3DE 151 m
CF5 3DH 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF5 3DA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF5
Postcode sector
CF5 3
Latitude
51.486944
Longitude
-3.241655
British National Grid easting
313,885
British National Grid northing
177,175

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
W00009056
Lower layer super output area
Cardiff 031B · W01001752
Middle layer super output area
Cardiff 031 · W02000397

Postcode source versions

Explore CF5

32 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
74, Bwlch Road, Cardiff, CF5 3DA 21 May 2026 £342,500
74, Bwlch Road, Cardiff, CF5 3DA 9 April 2025 £323,000
92, Bwlch Road, Cardiff, CF5 3DA 9 August 2024 £352,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Herbert Thompson Primary

    Welsh establishment

    283 m
  2. Fairwater Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    345 m
  3. Cantonian High School

    Welsh establishment

    762 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,931
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,396
  • Public order 485
  • Anti social behaviour 406
  • Shoplifting 398
  • Criminal damage and arson 314

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
59

29 female, 30 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
2.6
CF5 3 residents
12,153

Age bands in CF5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

2,380 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

1,403 residents

Age 25 to 44
27%

3,371 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

3,284 residents

Age 65 and over
16.5%

2,060 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CF5 3 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

27

within 5 km

  • FAIRWATER HEALTH CENTRE

    PLASMAWR ROAD, CARDIFF, CF5 3JT

    ODS code W97047

    447 m

  • ELY BRIDGE SURGERY

    23 MILL ROAD, ELY, CARDIFF, CF5 4AD

    ODS code W97040

    657 m

  • LLANDAFF SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97619

    1.7 km

  • MEDDYGFA LANSDOWNE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97031

    1.8 km

  • THE CAERAU LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97068

    1.9 km

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GREENFARM ROAD, CARDIFF, CF5 4RG

    ODS code W97023

    2.2 km

  • LLANDAFF NORTH MEDICAL CE

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

    ODS code W97286

    2.3 km

  • KINGS ROAD (DRS SURGERY)

    180 KINGS ROAD, CARDIFF, CF11 9DQ

    ODS code W97067

    2.9 km

  • RADYR MEDICAL CENTRE

    RECTORY CLOSE, RADYR, CARDIFF, CF15 8EW

    ODS code W97024

    3.1 km

  • MEDDYGFA CANNA SURGERY

    27 WYNDHAM CRESCENT, CARDIFF, CF11 9EE

    ODS code W97296

    3.1 km

  • BISHOPS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BISHOPS ROAD, WHITCHURCH, CARDIFF, CF14 1LT

    ODS code W97028

    3.1 km

  • THE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97018

    3.3 km

  • LLANDAFF FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CANTON COURT, WELLINGTON STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 9SH

    ODS code W97005

    3.3 km

  • TAFF RIVERSIDE PRACTICE

    WELLINGTON STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 9SH

    ODS code W97016

    3.3 km

  • WHITCHURCH VILLAGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W97294

    3.5 km

  • NORTH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182 NORTH ROAD, CARDIFF, CF14 3XQ

    ODS code W97020

    3.6 km

  • WHITCHURCH ROAD SURGERY

    SACHVILLE AVENUE, CARDIFF, CF14 3NY

    ODS code W97025

    4.0 km

  • GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BISHOP STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 6PG

    ODS code W97061

    4.1 km

  • CLARE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    148-152 CLARE ROAD, CARDIFF, CF11 6RW

    ODS code W97299

    4.2 km

  • CATHAYS SURGERY

    137 CATHAYS TERRACE, CARDIFF, CF24 4HU

    ODS code W97009

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 27 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cartwright Lane

    BCT · Fairwater

    0.1 miles
  • Bwlch Road

    BCT · Fairwater

    0.1 miles
  • Bwlch Road

    BCT · Fairwater

    0.1 miles
  • The Fairwater

    BCT · Fairwater

    0.2 miles
  • Bowling Green

    BCT · Ely

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £332,750 from 4 recorded sales in CF5 3DA. 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

59 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Herbert Thompson Primary is the nearest published school at 283 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,931 published events cover 12 months, averaging 327.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,396 events.

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