CF5 6XB

Pentyrch and St Fagans · Cardiff · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Cardiff
Constituency
Cardiff West
Postcode district
CF5
Postcode sector
CF5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF5 6EA 232 m
CF5 6DP 264 m
CF5 6DQ 289 m
CF5 6DU 311 m
CF5 6EJ 317 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF5 6XB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF5
Postcode sector
CF5 6
Latitude
51.486945
Longitude
-3.272636
British National Grid easting
311,734
British National Grid northing
177,212

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Cardiff · W06000015
Parish or community
W04000862
Westminster constituency
Cardiff West · W07000092
Output area
W00010221
Lower layer super output area
Cardiff 014C · W01001729
Middle layer super output area
Cardiff 014 · W02000380

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Holy Family R.C. Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.4 km
  2. Ysgol Gymraeg Nant Caerau

    Welsh establishment

    1.4 km
  3. Ysgol Gymraeg Coed-Y-Gof

    Welsh establishment

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
890
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 419
  • Public order 118
  • Criminal damage and arson 108
  • Anti social behaviour 90
  • Other theft 34

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GREENFARM ROAD, CARDIFF, CF5 4RG

    ODS code W97023

    1.8 km

  • FAIRWATER HEALTH CENTRE

    PLASMAWR ROAD, CARDIFF, CF5 3JT

    ODS code W97047

    2.2 km

  • THE CAERAU LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97068

    2.5 km

  • ELY BRIDGE SURGERY

    23 MILL ROAD, ELY, CARDIFF, CF5 4AD

    ODS code W97040

    2.7 km

  • RADYR MEDICAL CENTRE

    RECTORY CLOSE, RADYR, CARDIFF, CF15 8EW

    ODS code W97024

    3.3 km

  • LLANDAFF NORTH MEDICAL CE

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

    ODS code W97286

    3.7 km

  • LLANDAFF SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97619

    3.8 km

  • MEDDYGFA LANSDOWNE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97031

    3.9 km

  • BISHOPS ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 BISHOPS ROAD, WHITCHURCH, CARDIFF, CF14 1LT

    ODS code W97028

    4.5 km

  • WHITCHURCH VILLAGE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W97294

    4.6 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 Fagans Museum

    BCT · St Fagans

    0.1 miles
  • Castle Hill Court

    BCT · St Fagans

    0.2 miles
  • Castle Hill Court

    BCT · St Fagans

    0.2 miles
  • St Fagans Church

    BCT · St Fagans

    0.2 miles
  • St Mary's Church

    BCT · St Fagans

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Holy Family R.C. Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

890 published events cover 12 months, averaging 74.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 419 events.

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