CF5 3HN

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 3HL 57 m
CF5 3HJ 62 m
CF5 3HH 104 m
CF5 3HG 119 m
CF5 3HP 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF5 3HN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF5
Postcode sector
CF5 3
Latitude
51.491176
Longitude
-3.244550
British National Grid easting
313,692
British National Grid northing
177,649

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
W00009045
Lower layer super output area
Cardiff 031A · W01001750
Middle layer super output area
Cardiff 031 · W02000397

Postcode source versions

Explore CF5

20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Heather Way, Cardiff, CF5 3HN 28 February 2025 £120,000
6, Heather Way, Cardiff, CF5 3HN 30 September 2021 £190,000
9, Heather Way, Cardiff, CF5 3HN 2 June 2021 £95,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Fairwater Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    284 m
  2. Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr

    Welsh establishment

    655 m
  3. Peter Lea Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    663 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,133
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,119
  • Public order 402
  • Anti social behaviour 328
  • Shoplifting 285
  • Criminal damage and arson 256

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

18 female, 13 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.3% 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
100%

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

23

within 5 km

  • FAIRWATER HEALTH CENTRE

    PLASMAWR ROAD, CARDIFF, CF5 3JT

    ODS code W97047

    222 m

  • ELY BRIDGE SURGERY

    23 MILL ROAD, ELY, CARDIFF, CF5 4AD

    ODS code W97040

    1.1 km

  • LLANDAFF SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97619

    1.8 km

  • LLANDAFF NORTH MEDICAL CE

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

    ODS code W97286

    2.0 km

  • MEDDYGFA LANSDOWNE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97031

    2.2 km

  • THE CAERAU LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97068

    2.3 km

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GREENFARM ROAD, CARDIFF, CF5 4RG

    ODS code W97023

    2.5 km

  • RADYR MEDICAL CENTRE

    RECTORY CLOSE, RADYR, CARDIFF, CF15 8EW

    ODS code W97024

    2.6 km

  • BISHOPS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BISHOPS ROAD, WHITCHURCH, CARDIFF, CF14 1LT

    ODS code W97028

    2.8 km

  • WHITCHURCH VILLAGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W97294

    3.2 km

  • KINGS ROAD (DRS SURGERY)

    180 KINGS ROAD, CARDIFF, CF11 9DQ

    ODS code W97067

    3.2 km

  • MEDDYGFA CANNA SURGERY

    27 WYNDHAM CRESCENT, CARDIFF, CF11 9EE

    ODS code W97296

    3.4 km

  • THE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97018

    3.6 km

  • LLANDAFF FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CANTON COURT, WELLINGTON STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 9SH

    ODS code W97005

    3.6 km

  • TAFF RIVERSIDE PRACTICE

    WELLINGTON STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 9SH

    ODS code W97016

    3.6 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

    3.9 km

  • BIRCHGROVE SURGERY

    CAERPHILLY ROAD, CARDIFF, CF14 4QJ

    ODS code W97021

    4.2 km

  • CATHAYS SURGERY

    137 CATHAYS TERRACE, CARDIFF, CF24 4HU

    ODS code W97009

    4.4 km

  • GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BISHOP STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 6PG

    ODS code W97061

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 23 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

  • Holly Road

    BCT · Pentrebane

    0.1 miles
  • Gorse Place

    BCT · Pentrebane

    0.1 miles
  • Everswell Rd

    BCT · Fairwater

    0.1 miles
  • Wellwright Road

    BCT · Fairwater

    0.1 miles
  • Poplar Road

    BCT · Fairwater

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £155,000 from 2 recorded sales in CF5 3HN. 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

55 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Fairwater Primary School is the nearest published school at 284 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,133 published events cover 12 months, averaging 261.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,119 events.

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