CF5 5TF

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 4RU 72 m
CF5 5SB 154 m
CF5 4RT 171 m
CF5 5TG 180 m
CF5 4PH 183 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF5 5TF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF5
Postcode sector
CF5 5
Latitude
51.469046
Longitude
-3.263888
British National Grid easting
312,307
British National Grid northing
175,211

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
W00008827
Lower layer super output area
Cardiff 045A · W01001702
Middle layer super output area
Cardiff 045 · W02000411

Postcode source versions

Explore CF5

40 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
459, Cowbridge Road West, Cardiff, CF5 5TF 1 August 2025 £199,950
443, Cowbridge Road West, Cardiff, CF5 5TF 4 July 2025 £245,000
451, Cowbridge Road West, Cardiff, CF5 5TF 20 June 2025 £150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ely and Caerau Children's Centre

    Welsh establishment

    639 m
  2. Mary Immaculate R.C. High School

    Welsh establishment

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

    Welsh establishment

    733 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,209
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 880
  • Shoplifting 274
  • Public order 242
  • Criminal damage and arson 227
  • Anti social behaviour 203

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
47

19 female, 28 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.4% 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+
92.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
92.6%
Gigabit-capable
92.6%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
3.7%

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

12

within 5 km

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GREENFARM ROAD, CARDIFF, CF5 4RG

    ODS code W97023

    319 m

  • THE CAERAU LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97068

    1.2 km

  • ELY BRIDGE SURGERY

    23 MILL ROAD, ELY, CARDIFF, CF5 4AD

    ODS code W97040

    2.6 km

  • FAIRWATER HEALTH CENTRE

    PLASMAWR ROAD, CARDIFF, CF5 3JT

    ODS code W97047

    2.9 km

  • MEDDYGFA LANSDOWNE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97031

    3.4 km

  • LLANDAFF SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97619

    4.1 km

  • LLANDAFF NORTH MEDICAL CE

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

    ODS code W97286

    4.8 km

  • MEDDYGFA CANNA SURGERY

    27 WYNDHAM CRESCENT, CARDIFF, CF11 9EE

    ODS code W97296

    4.8 km

  • KINGS ROAD (DRS SURGERY)

    180 KINGS ROAD, CARDIFF, CF11 9DQ

    ODS code W97067

    4.9 km

  • LLANDAFF FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CANTON COURT, WELLINGTON STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 9SH

    ODS code W97005

    4.9 km

  • TAFF RIVERSIDE PRACTICE

    WELLINGTON STREET, CARDIFF, CF11 9SH

    ODS code W97016

    4.9 km

  • THE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97018

    5.0 km

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

  • Culverhouse Pub

    BCT · Ely

    0.0 miles
  • Knightswell

    BCT · Caerau

    0.0 miles
  • Haig Place

    BCT · Ely

    0.2 miles
  • Cambria Road

    BCT · Ely

    0.2 miles
  • Cowbridge Road

    BCT · Ely

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £199,950 from 7 recorded sales in CF5 5TF. 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

43 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ely and Caerau Children's Centre is the nearest published school at 639 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,209 published events cover 12 months, averaging 184.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 880 events.

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