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CF5 6DS

Pentyrch and St Fagans · Cardiff · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Pentyrch and St Fagans
Local authority
Cardiff
Constituency
Cardiff West
Postcode district
CF5
Postcode sector
CF5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF5 6JD 595 m
CF5 6HU 613 m
CF5 6PB 643 m
CF5 6HH 680 m
CF5 6FT 707 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF5 6DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF5
Postcode sector
CF5 6
Latitude
51.505779
Longitude
-3.278751
British National Grid easting
311,346
British National Grid northing
179,314

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Cardiff · W06000015
Electoral ward
Pentyrch and St Fagans · W05001287
Parish or community
W04000862
Westminster constituency
Cardiff West · W07000092
Output area
W00010596
Lower layer super output area
Cardiff 014C · W01001729
Middle layer super output area
Cardiff 014 · W02000380

Postcode source versions

Explore CF5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Ysgol Gynradd Groes-Wen Primary

    Welsh establishment

    1.8 km

  2. Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau

    Welsh establishment

    2.0 km

  3. Holy Family R.C. Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
56
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 26
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Public order 6
  • Other theft 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

3 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
CF5 6 residents
6,516

Age bands in CF5 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

1,088 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

588 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.2%

1,676 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

1,877 residents

Age 65 and over
21.3%

1,416 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CF5 6 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+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
25%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
25%
Gigabit-capable
25%
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

10

within 5 km

  • RADYR MEDICAL CENTRE

    RECTORY CLOSE, RADYR, CARDIFF, CF15 8EW

    ODS code W97024

    2.0 km

  • FAIRWATER HEALTH CENTRE

    PLASMAWR ROAD, CARDIFF, CF5 3JT

    ODS code W97047

    3.1 km

  • LLANDAFF NORTH MEDICAL CE

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

    ODS code W97286

    3.5 km

  • WHITCHURCH VILLAGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W97294

    3.8 km

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GREENFARM ROAD, CARDIFF, CF5 4RG

    ODS code W97023

    3.9 km

  • ELY BRIDGE SURGERY

    23 MILL ROAD, ELY, CARDIFF, CF5 4AD

    ODS code W97040

    4.0 km

  • BISHOPS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BISHOPS ROAD, WHITCHURCH, CARDIFF, CF14 1LT

    ODS code W97028

    4.1 km

  • THE MEDICAL CENTRE

    TAFFS WELL MEDICAL CENTRE, CARDIFF ROAD, TAFFS WELL, CARDIFF, CF15 7YG

    ODS code W95060

    4.3 km

  • LLANDAFF SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97619

    4.4 km

  • THE CAERAU LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97068

    4.5 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

  • Rhydlafar

    BCT · Rhydlafar

    0.3 miles

  • Rhydlafar

    BCT · Rhydlafar

    0.4 miles

  • Rhydlafar

    BCT · Rhydlafar

    0.4 miles

  • Goitre Fach Farm

    BCT · Rhydlafar

    0.5 miles

  • Goitre Fach Farm

    BCT · Rhydlafar

    0.6 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ysgol Gynradd Groes-Wen Primary is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

56 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 26 events.

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