Cardiff
Cardiff is covered by postcode districts CF3, CF5, CF11, CF14, CF23, CF24 and 6 more. It is mostly in the Cardiff council area: 7,258 of its 7,283 postcodes. The others are in Vale of Glamorgan.
Every postcode in Cardiff, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 239
- In use before 2020: 7,044
- Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together
Of the 7,283 postcodes in Cardiff that ONS places, 239 are new since 2020 and 7,044 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.4993, longitude -3.1850. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The 5 newest postcodes
Where the new postcodes lie together
- 26 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. CF11 1EN, is the newest of them.
- 11 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. CF14 8QT, is the newest of them.
- 11 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. CF23 0NB, is the newest of them.
- 8 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. CF3 3LH, is the newest of them.
- 7 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. CF10 5LW, is the newest of them.
- 7 new postcodes since 2020, outlined on the map. CF11 9FP, is the newest of them.
What is it like to live in Cardiff?
Homes sold for a typical £270,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 1.9% on the 12 months before. At 5,839 of the 6,951 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Cathays, 1.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Cardiff?
Homes in Cardiff sold for a typical £270,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 3,363 sales, up 1.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £450,000 437 sales
- Semi-detached £302,500 888 sales
- Terraced £265,000 1,325 sales
- Flat or maisonette £167,000 713 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole CF14 district, Cardiff's main postcode district: a typical £335,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Cardiff: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Cardiff?
239 of the 7,283 postcodes now in use in Cardiff came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 56 of the 4,262 homes sold in Cardiff were newly built (1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CF14 district, 7%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Cardiff | Across the CF14 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 2 of 3,363 (Under 1%) | 11 of 861 (1%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 56 of 4,262 (1%) | 80 of 1,125 (7%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Cardiff?
Ofcom reports on 6,951 of the 7,283 postcodes in Cardiff. At 5,839 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How far is the station from Cardiff?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Cardiff is Cathays Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.
- Cathays Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle
- Heath Low Level Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
- Heath High Level Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Cardiff?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Cardiff, the first 5 by distance from its middle. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Crwys Medical Centre Phone 029 2052 4140 500 mWalk
- Cathays Surgery Phone 029 2035 3020 500 mWalk
- North Road Medical Practice Phone 029 2061 9188 650 mWalk
- Whitchurch Road Surgery Phone 029 2185 1190 700 mWalk
- Meddygfa Albany Surgery Phone 029 2048 6561 1.2 kmCycle
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Cardiff safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 4,736 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Cardiff over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 378 September 2025
- 451 October 2025
- 422 November 2025
- 329 December 2025
- 338 January 2026
- 310 February 2026
- 339 March 2026
- 391 April 2026
- 433 May 2026
- 409 June 2026
- 489 July 2026
- 447 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: burglary 153, drugs 118, robbery 73, other crime 61, possession of weapons 54, theft from the person 26.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Cardiff?
- Councils
- Cardiff (7,258) and Vale of Glamorgan (25)
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Cardiff East (2,056), Cardiff North (1,844), Cardiff West (1,782) and 2 others
- Police force area
- South Wales
- Country
- Wales
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Cardiff
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week. Most of Cardiff is in Cardiff; near its edge, check which council a postcode is in.
- Tell Cardiff about council tax Council tax, on cardiff.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Cardiff
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
Cardiff postcodes
7,283 postcodes in use in Cardiff, by district:
Those districts are all in the CF postcode area.
Check a Cardiff postcode
Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Cardiff
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Cardiff's £270,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Cardiff
- What is it like to live in Cardiff?
- Homes sold for a typical £270,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 1.9% on the 12 months before. At 5,839 of the 6,951 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Cathays, 1.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Cardiff?
- Cardiff is covered by postcode districts CF3, CF5, CF11, CF14, CF23, CF24 and 6 more, across 7,283 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Cardiff?
- Homes in Cardiff sold for a typical £270,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 3,363 sales, up 1.9% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- Does Cardiff have a railway station?
- Yes: Cathays is 1.2 km from the centre point of the postcodes in Cardiff, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Cardiff?
- Ofcom reports on 6,951 of the 7,283 postcodes in Cardiff. At 5,839 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Cardiff?
- 239 of the 7,283 postcodes now in use in Cardiff came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 56 of the 4,262 homes sold in Cardiff were newly built (1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CF14 district, 7%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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