CF23 9BW postcode in Cardiff, Wales

CF23 9BW is a postcode in Cardiff, in the Penylan ward. It is in the Cardiff East parliamentary constituency and the South Wales police force area, and has been in use since June 1999.

Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at CF23 9BW can get it Across Cardiff: 94% Typical price £220,000 Homes sold in CF23 9, last 12 months. ▼ 8.3% on the year before Council tax around here Band E the most common band in the neighbourhood, 37% of homes Nearest station Cathays 2.0 km in a straight line

Where CF23 9BW is, and what is near it

Map of CF23 9BW and what is near it Map of CF23 9BW: its centre point, with the 196 other postcodes in the CF23 9 sector, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 15 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CF23 9AA: also in CF23 9CF23 9AB: also in CF23 9CF23 9AD: also in CF23 9CF23 9AE: also in CF23 9CF23 9AF: also in CF23 9CF23 9AG: also in CF23 9CF23 9AH: also in CF23 9CF23 9AJ: also in CF23 9CF23 9AL: also in CF23 9CF23 9AN: also in CF23 9CF23 9AP: also in CF23 9CF23 9AQ: also in CF23 9CF23 9AR: also in CF23 9CF23 9AS: also in CF23 9CF23 9AT: also in CF23 9CF23 9AU: also in CF23 9CF23 9AW: also in CF23 9CF23 9AX: also in CF23 9CF23 9AY: also in CF23 9CF23 9AZ: also in CF23 9CF23 9BA: also in CF23 9CF23 9BB: also in CF23 9CF23 9BD: also in CF23 9CF23 9BE: also in CF23 9CF23 9BF: also in CF23 9CF23 9BG: also in CF23 9CF23 9BH: also in CF23 9CF23 9BJ: also in CF23 9CF23 9BL: also in CF23 9CF23 9BN: also in CF23 9CF23 9BP: also in CF23 9CF23 9BQ: also in CF23 9CF23 9BR: also in CF23 9CF23 9BS: also in CF23 9CF23 9BT: also in CF23 9CF23 9BU: also in CF23 9CF23 9BX: also in CF23 9CF23 9BY: also in CF23 9CF23 9BZ: also in CF23 9CF23 9DA: also in CF23 9CF23 9DB: also in CF23 9CF23 9DD: also in CF23 9CF23 9DE: also in CF23 9CF23 9DF: also in CF23 9CF23 9DG: also in CF23 9CF23 9DH: also in CF23 9CF23 9DJ: also in CF23 9CF23 9DL: also in CF23 9CF23 9DN: also in CF23 9CF23 9DP: also in CF23 9CF23 9DQ: also in CF23 9CF23 9DS: also in CF23 9CF23 9DT: also in CF23 9CF23 9DU: also in CF23 9CF23 9DW: also in CF23 9CF23 9DX: also in CF23 9CF23 9DY: also in CF23 9CF23 9DZ: also in CF23 9CF23 9EA: also in CF23 9CF23 9ED: also in CF23 9CF23 9EH: also in CF23 9CF23 9EJ: also in CF23 9CF23 9ER: also in CF23 9CF23 9ES: also in CF23 9CF23 9ET: also in CF23 9CF23 9EU: also in CF23 9CF23 9EW: also in CF23 9CF23 9EX: also in CF23 9CF23 9EY: also in CF23 9CF23 9EZ: also in CF23 9CF23 9FA: also in CF23 9CF23 9FB: also in CF23 9CF23 9FD: also in CF23 9CF23 9FE: also in CF23 9CF23 9FF: also in CF23 9CF23 9FG: also in CF23 9CF23 9FH: also in CF23 9CF23 9FJ: also in CF23 9CF23 9FP: also in CF23 9CF23 9FQ: also in CF23 9CF23 9FR: also in CF23 9CF23 9HA: also in CF23 9CF23 9HB: also in CF23 9CF23 9HD: also in CF23 9CF23 9HE: also in CF23 9CF23 9HF: also in CF23 9CF23 9HG: also in CF23 9CF23 9HH: also in CF23 9CF23 9HJ: also in CF23 9CF23 9HL: also in CF23 9CF23 9HS: also in CF23 9CF23 9HT: also in CF23 9CF23 9HU: also in CF23 9CF23 9HW: also in CF23 9CF23 9HX: also in CF23 9CF23 9HY: also in CF23 9CF23 9HZ: also in CF23 9CF23 9JA: also in CF23 9CF23 9JB: also in CF23 9CF23 9JD: also in CF23 9CF23 9JE: also in CF23 9CF23 9JF: also in CF23 9CF23 9JG: also in CF23 9CF23 9JH: also in CF23 9CF23 9JJ: also in CF23 9CF23 9JN: also in CF23 9CF23 9JP: also in CF23 9CF23 9JQ: also in CF23 9CF23 9JR: also in CF23 9CF23 9JS: also in CF23 9CF23 9JT: also in CF23 9CF23 9JU: also in CF23 9CF23 9LD: also in CF23 9CF23 9LE: also in CF23 9CF23 9LF: also in CF23 9CF23 9LG: also in CF23 9CF23 9LH: also in CF23 9CF23 9NB: also in CF23 9CF23 9NY: also in CF23 9CF23 9PZ: also in CF23 9CF23 9QA: also in CF23 9CF23 9QB: also in CF23 9CF23 9UE: also in CF23 9CF23 9XE: also in CF23 9CF23 9XF: also in CF23 9CF23 9XN: also in CF23 9 2 places, 1.4–2.0 kmHeath Low Level station 2.3 kmCardiff CF23 9BW Map of CF23 9BW and what is near it Map of CF23 9BW: its centre point, with the 196 other postcodes in the CF23 9 sector, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices and 15 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Penylan CF23 9BW
  • CF23 9BW
  • Other postcodes in CF23 9: press one for its page
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5015, longitude -3.1576)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CF23 9BW?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CF23 9BW?

Every home and business at CF23 9BW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CF23 9BW 100% Cardiff 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CF23 9BW 100% Cardiff 98%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CF23 9BW?

BinDayBuddy has not read City of Cardiff Council's days for CF23 9BW today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CF23 9BW on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

What do homes sell for near CF23 9BW?

Homes in CF23 9 sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 103 sales, down 8.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£220,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£240,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 8.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £449,000 7 sales
  • Semi-detached £320,000 28 sales
  • Terraced £204,500 48 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £103,750 20 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CF23 district: a typical £281,750 from 454 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in CF23 9BW

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in CF23 9BW from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 19 September 2025. The middle price was £215,000, from £155,000 to £245,000. Across CF23 9, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £220,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near CF23 9BW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around CF23 9BW. The largest share of them, 37%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (54%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CF23 9BW

Band D in Cardiff for 2026‑27: £2,013. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £2,013 (band D) to £4,026 (band H); band E, the most common, is £2,461.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,342
Band Bfewer than 5£1,566
Band Cwithheld£1,789
Band Dabout 30 (4%)£2,013
Band Eabout 260 (37%)£2,461
Band Fabout 230 (32%)£2,908
Band Gabout 160 (23%)£3,355
Band Habout 30 (4%)£4,026

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 10% 1919 to 1939
  4. 54% 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 21% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 6% 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Cardiff before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Welsh Government (StatsWales), Composition of average band D council tax by billing authority, published 24 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CF23 9BW is in (ONS area W01001828), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CF23 9BW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CF23 9BW is Cathays Rail Station, 2.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Cathays Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle
  • Heath Low Level Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Greenlawns, 244 m away.

More stations near CF23 9BW, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CF23 9BW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CF23 9BW, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CF23 9BW?

0 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CF23 9BW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 kmCycle
  • Osprey Charging Charging point · 6 chargers · Type 2, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 2.0 kmCycle
  • Osprey Charging point · 4 chargers · CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 2.2 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CF23 9BW?

The nearest to the centre of CF23 9BW, in a straight line.

  • Dental Surgery, 1-3 Lady Margaret Court 500 mWalk
  • Marlborough Dental Practice 800 mWalk
  • Llanedeyrn Dental Practice 1.1 kmWalk

Source: NHS Wales, through the NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CF23 9BW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CF23 9BW, in a straight line. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Wales, through the NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CF23 9BW?

The nearest vets to the centre of CF23 9BW on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

How much crime is there near CF23 9BW?

Police.uk records 418 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CF23 9BW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences87 reports
Anti-social behaviour64 reports
Shoplifting63 reports
Public order54 reports
Vehicle crime46 reports
Criminal damage and arson28 reports

Also: other theft 24, burglary 13, bicycle theft 9, drugs 9, other crime 7, possession of weapons 6, theft from the person 4, robbery 4.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CF23 9BW

Ward
Penylan
Community
Penylan
Country
Wales
Built-up area
Cardiff
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 1999

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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