CF5 6SW

Wenvoe · Vale of Glamorgan · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Cardiff
Ward
Wenvoe
Local authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Constituency
Vale of Glamorgan
Postcode district
CF5
Postcode sector
CF5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF5 6SU 276 m
CF5 6FZ 871 m
CF5 6TB 1.9 km
CF5 6ST 1.9 km
CF5 6SS 2.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF5 6SW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF5
Postcode sector
CF5 6
Latitude
51.439993
Longitude
-3.303258
British National Grid easting
309,515
British National Grid northing
172,028

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Vale of Glamorgan · W06000014
Electoral ward
Wenvoe · W05001402
Parish or community
W04000675
Westminster constituency
Vale of Glamorgan · W07000110
Output area
W00010598
Lower layer super output area
Vale of Glamorgan 003C · W01001135
Middle layer super output area
Vale of Glamorgan 003 · W02000239

Postcode source versions

Explore CF5

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Worleton, Duffryn, Cardiff, CF5 6SW 9 April 1998 £100,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. St Nicholas C.I.W. Primary

    Welsh establishment

    2.4 km
  2. Colcot Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    2.8 km
  3. Gwenfo C.I.W. Primary

    Welsh establishment

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
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% 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+
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
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

6

within 5 km

  • THE PRACTICE OF HEALTH

    31 BARRY ROAD, BARRY, CF63 1BA

    ODS code W97611

    4.3 km

  • VALE GROUP PRACTICE

    VALE GROUP PRACTICE, 36-38 TYNEWYDD ROAD, BARRY, CF62 8AZ

    ODS code W97046

    4.3 km

  • COURT ROAD SURGERY

    29 COURT ROAD, BARRY, CF63 4YD

    ODS code W97058

    4.4 km

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GREENFARM ROAD, CARDIFF, CF5 4RG

    ODS code W97023

    4.5 km

  • WEST QUAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOOD ROAD, BARRY, CF62 5QN

    ODS code W97001

    4.8 km

  • THE WATERFRONT MEDICAL CENTRE

    WATERFRONT MEDICAL CENTRE, HEOL Y LLONGAU, BARRY, CF63 4AR

    ODS code W97032

    4.9 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

  • St Nicholas

    BCT · St Nicholas

    1.4 miles
  • St Nicholas

    BCT · St Nicholas

    1.4 miles
  • Trehill Church

    BCT · Tre-hill

    1.5 miles
  • Trehill Church

    BCT · Tre-hill

    1.5 miles
  • Sandringham Close

    BCT · Highlight Park

    1.5 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Nicholas C.I.W. Primary is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 2 events.

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