CF5 6TW

St Nicholas and Llancarfan · Vale of Glamorgan · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF5 6TQ 167 m
CF5 6TR 658 m
CF5 6TP 678 m
CF5 6TL 737 m
CF5 6TZ 782 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF5 6TW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF5
Postcode sector
CF5 6
Latitude
51.453620
Longitude
-3.352897
British National Grid easting
306,093
British National Grid northing
173,606

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Vale of Glamorgan · W06000014
Parish or community
W04000672
Westminster constituency
Vale of Glamorgan · W07000110
Output area
W00010575
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
1, Glanmorfa Cottages, Bonvilston, Cardiff, CF5 6TW 10 November 1995 £99,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. St Nicholas C.I.W. Primary

    Welsh establishment

    2.9 km
  2. Pendoylan C.I.W. Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    3.2 km
  3. Peterston Super Ely C.I.W. Primary

    Welsh establishment

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
42
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Public order 11
  • Other theft 5
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

2 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.0
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+
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.

Nearby transport

  • Pen-yr-Heol House

    BCT · Bonvilston

    0.2 miles
  • Pen-yr-Heol House

    BCT · Bonvilston

    0.2 miles
  • The Old Forge

    BCT · Bonvilston

    0.5 miles
  • Aubrey Arms

    BCT · Bonvilston

    0.5 miles
  • Maes-y-Ffynon

    BCT · Bonvilston

    0.5 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Nicholas C.I.W. Primary is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

42 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

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