CF5 6YD

St Nicholas and Llancarfan · Vale of Glamorgan · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Constituency
Vale of Glamorgan
Postcode district
CF5
Postcode sector
CF5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF5 6TB 265 m
CF5 6SN 323 m
CF5 6SX 338 m
CF5 6SP 398 m
CF5 6SJ 421 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF5 6YD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF5
Postcode sector
CF5 6
Latitude
51.457605
Longitude
-3.314051
British National Grid easting
308,800
British National Grid northing
174,000

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
W00005987
Lower layer super output area
Vale of Glamorgan 003C · W01001135
Middle layer super output area
Vale of Glamorgan 003 · W02000239

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. St Nicholas C.I.W. Primary

    Welsh establishment

    377 m
  2. Peterston Super Ely C.I.W. Primary

    Welsh establishment

    2.7 km
  3. St Fagans C.I.W. Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
41
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 16
  • Public order 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Other theft 3
  • Vehicle crime 3

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOODLANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 GREENFARM ROAD, CARDIFF, CF5 4RG

    ODS code W97023

    3.9 km

  • THE CAERAU LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W97068

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Trehill Church

    BCT · Tre-hill

    0.2 miles
  • Trehill Church

    BCT · Tre-hill

    0.2 miles
  • St Nicholas

    BCT · St Nicholas

    0.3 miles
  • St Nicholas

    BCT · St Nicholas

    0.3 miles
  • Cottrell Park

    BCT · Tre-hill

    0.5 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Nicholas C.I.W. Primary is the nearest published school at 377 m.

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

Recorded crime

41 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 16 events.

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