CF5 5DY

Caerau · Cardiff · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cardiff
Ward
Caerau
Local authority
Cardiff
Constituency
Cardiff West
Postcode district
CF5
Postcode sector
CF5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF5 5DU 55 m
CF5 5HB 75 m
CF5 5DP 123 m
CF5 5NY 126 m
CF5 5HA 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF5 5DY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF5
Postcode sector
CF5 5
Latitude
51.476253
Longitude
-3.236555
British National Grid easting
314,219
British National Grid northing
175,980

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Cardiff · W06000015
Electoral ward
Caerau · W05001272
Parish or community
W04000839
Westminster constituency
Cardiff West · W07000092
Output area
W00008824
Lower layer super output area
Cardiff 041C · W01001707
Middle layer super output area
Cardiff 041 · W02000407

Postcode source versions

Explore CF5

21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
56, Bishopston Road, Cardiff, CF5 5DY 24 July 2025 £250,000
66, Bishopston Road, Cardiff, CF5 5DY 21 July 2023 £173,000
38, Bishopston Road, Cardiff, CF5 5DY 10 March 2023 £198,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Trelai Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    212 m
  2. Ty Gwyn Special School

    Welsh establishment

    276 m
  3. Woodlands High School

    Welsh establishment

    298 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,600
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,298
  • Public order 443
  • Anti social behaviour 354
  • Shoplifting 343
  • Criminal damage and arson 307

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
85

42 female, 43 male

Postcode households
29
Residents per household
2.9
CF5 5 residents
12,357

Age bands in CF5 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.4%

2,663 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.5%

1,490 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.7%

3,052 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.9%

2,838 residents

Age 65 and over
15.6%

1,850 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CF5 5 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
24.2%

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

26

within 5 km

  • ELY BRIDGE SURGERY

    23 MILL ROAD, ELY, CARDIFF, CF5 4AD

    ODS code W97040

    843 m

  • THE CAERAU LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97068

    966 m

  • MEDDYGFA LANSDOWNE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97031

    1.4 km

  • FAIRWATER HEALTH CENTRE

    PLASMAWR ROAD, CARDIFF, CF5 3JT

    ODS code W97047

    1.7 km

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GREENFARM ROAD, CARDIFF, CF5 4RG

    ODS code W97023

    1.9 km

  • LLANDAFF SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97619

    2.3 km

  • MEDDYGFA CANNA SURGERY

    27 WYNDHAM CRESCENT, CARDIFF, CF11 9EE

    ODS code W97296

    2.8 km

  • KINGS ROAD (DRS SURGERY)

    180 KINGS ROAD, CARDIFF, CF11 9DQ

    ODS code W97067

    2.8 km

  • LLANDAFF FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CANTON COURT, WELLINGTON STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 9SH

    ODS code W97005

    2.9 km

  • TAFF RIVERSIDE PRACTICE

    WELLINGTON STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 9SH

    ODS code W97016

    2.9 km

  • THE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97018

    2.9 km

  • GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BISHOP STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 6PG

    ODS code W97061

    3.3 km

  • LLANDAFF NORTH MEDICAL CE

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

    ODS code W97286

    3.3 km

  • CLARE ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    148-152 CLARE ROAD, CARDIFF, CF11 6RW

    ODS code W97299

    3.5 km

  • NORTH ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    182 NORTH ROAD, CARDIFF, CF14 3XQ

    ODS code W97020

    3.9 km

  • CARDIFF BAY SURGERY

    45 CAMBRIDGE STREET, GRANGETOWN, CARDIFF, CF11 7DJ

    ODS code W97044

    4.1 km

  • GRANGETOWN HEALTH CENTRE

    CAMBRIDGE STREET, GRANGETOWN, CARDIFF, CF11 7DJ

    ODS code W97616

    4.1 km

  • BISHOPS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BISHOPS ROAD, WHITCHURCH, CARDIFF, CF14 1LT

    ODS code W97028

    4.1 km

  • CATHAYS SURGERY

    137 CATHAYS TERRACE, CARDIFF, CF24 4HU

    ODS code W97009

    4.3 km

  • RADYR MEDICAL CENTRE

    RECTORY CLOSE, RADYR, CARDIFF, CF15 8EW

    ODS code W97024

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 26 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

  • Trelai School

    BCT · Caerau

    0.1 miles
  • Trelai School

    BCT · Caerau

    0.1 miles
  • Bishopston Road

    BCT · Caerau

    0.1 miles
  • Bishopston Road

    BCT · Caerau

    0.1 miles
  • Haverford Way

    BCT · Caerau

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £224,000 from 4 recorded sales in CF5 5DY. 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

64 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Trelai Primary School is the nearest published school at 212 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,600 published events cover 12 months, averaging 300 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,298 events.

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