CF5 5HG

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 5HH 33 m
CF5 5RD 40 m
CF5 5JS 96 m
CF5 5HF 101 m
CF5 5SD 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF5 5HG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF5
Postcode sector
CF5 5
Latitude
51.468678
Longitude
-3.259659
British National Grid easting
312,600
British National Grid northing
175,165

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
W00008826
Lower layer super output area
Cardiff 045A · W01001702
Middle layer super output area
Cardiff 045 · W02000411

Postcode source versions

Explore CF5

19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Upper Meadow, Cardiff, CF5 5HG 24 October 2025 £155,000
8, Upper Meadow, Cardiff, CF5 5HG 3 November 2017 £115,000
3, Upper Meadow, Cardiff, CF5 5HG 6 January 2017 £115,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Mary Immaculate R.C. High School

    Welsh establishment

    505 m
  2. Ely and Caerau Children's Centre

    Welsh establishment

    906 m
  3. St Fagans C.I.W. Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,390
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 979
  • Shoplifting 290
  • Public order 253
  • Criminal damage and arson 234
  • Anti social behaviour 216

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

14 female, 17 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.4
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 0.3% 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
15.4%

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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GREENFARM ROAD, CARDIFF, CF5 4RG

    ODS code W97023

    396 m

  • THE CAERAU LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97068

    896 m

  • ELY BRIDGE SURGERY

    23 MILL ROAD, ELY, CARDIFF, CF5 4AD

    ODS code W97040

    2.4 km

  • FAIRWATER HEALTH CENTRE

    PLASMAWR ROAD, CARDIFF, CF5 3JT

    ODS code W97047

    2.8 km

  • MEDDYGFA LANSDOWNE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97031

    3.2 km

  • LLANDAFF SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97619

    4.0 km

  • MEDDYGFA CANNA SURGERY

    27 WYNDHAM CRESCENT, CARDIFF, CF11 9EE

    ODS code W97296

    4.6 km

  • KINGS ROAD (DRS SURGERY)

    180 KINGS ROAD, CARDIFF, CF11 9DQ

    ODS code W97067

    4.6 km

  • LLANDAFF FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CANTON COURT, WELLINGTON STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 9SH

    ODS code W97005

    4.6 km

  • TAFF RIVERSIDE PRACTICE

    WELLINGTON STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 9SH

    ODS code W97016

    4.6 km

  • LLANDAFF NORTH MEDICAL CE

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

    ODS code W97286

    4.7 km

  • THE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97018

    4.7 km

  • GRANGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BISHOP STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 6PG

    ODS code W97061

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Farmhouse Way

    BCT · Caerau

    0.1 miles
  • Farmhouse Way

    BCT · Caerau

    0.1 miles
  • Lon Owain

    BCT · Caerau

    0.1 miles
  • Caerau Lane

    BCT · Caerau

    0.1 miles
  • Cyntwell Avenue

    BCT · Caerau

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £155,000 from 1 recorded sale in CF5 5HG. 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Mary Immaculate R.C. High School is the nearest published school at 505 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,390 published events cover 12 months, averaging 199.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 979 events.

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