CF5 3DF postcode in Cardiff, Wales

CF5 3DF is a postcode in Cardiff, in the Fairwater ward. It is in the Cardiff West parliamentary constituency and the South Wales police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Cardiff: 94% Typical price £260,000 Homes sold in CF5 3, last 12 months. ▲ 6.1% on the year before Council tax around here Band D the most common band in the neighbourhood, 61% of homes Nearest station Waun-gron Park 750 m in a straight line

Where CF5 3DF is, and what is near it

Map of CF5 3DF and what is near it Map of CF5 3DF: its centre point, with the 247 other postcodes in the CF5 3 sector, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CF5 3AB: also in CF5 3CF5 3AD: also in CF5 3CF5 3AE: also in CF5 3CF5 3AF: also in CF5 3CF5 3AG: also in CF5 3CF5 3AH: also in CF5 3CF5 3AJ: also in CF5 3CF5 3AL: also in CF5 3CF5 3AN: also in CF5 3CF5 3AP: also in CF5 3CF5 3AQ: also in CF5 3CF5 3AR: also in CF5 3CF5 3AS: also in CF5 3CF5 3AT: also in CF5 3CF5 3AU: also in CF5 3CF5 3AW: also in CF5 3CF5 3AX: also in CF5 3CF5 3AY: also in CF5 3CF5 3AZ: also in CF5 3CF5 3BA: also in CF5 3CF5 3BB: also in CF5 3CF5 3BD: also in CF5 3CF5 3BE: also in CF5 3CF5 3BF: also in CF5 3CF5 3BG: also in CF5 3CF5 3BH: also in CF5 3CF5 3BJ: also in CF5 3CF5 3BL: also in CF5 3CF5 3BN: also in CF5 3CF5 3BP: also in CF5 3CF5 3BQ: also in CF5 3CF5 3BR: also in CF5 3CF5 3BS: also in CF5 3CF5 3BT: also in CF5 3CF5 3BU: also in CF5 3CF5 3BW: also in CF5 3CF5 3BX: also in CF5 3CF5 3BY: also in CF5 3CF5 3BZ: also in CF5 3CF5 3DA: also in CF5 3CF5 3DB: also in CF5 3CF5 3DD: also in CF5 3CF5 3DE: also in CF5 3CF5 3DG: also in CF5 3CF5 3DH: also in CF5 3CF5 3DJ: also in CF5 3CF5 3DL: also in CF5 3CF5 3DN: also in CF5 3CF5 3DP: also in CF5 3CF5 3DT: also in CF5 3CF5 3DU: also in CF5 3CF5 3DW: also in CF5 3CF5 3DX: also in CF5 3CF5 3DY: also in CF5 3CF5 3DZ: also in CF5 3CF5 3EA: also in CF5 3CF5 3EB: also in CF5 3CF5 3ED: also in CF5 3CF5 3EE: also in CF5 3CF5 3EF: also in CF5 3CF5 3EG: also in CF5 3CF5 3EH: also in CF5 3CF5 3EJ: also in CF5 3CF5 3EL: also in CF5 3CF5 3EQ: also in CF5 3CF5 3ER: also in CF5 3CF5 3ES: also in CF5 3CF5 3ET: also in CF5 3CF5 3EU: also in CF5 3CF5 3EW: also in CF5 3CF5 3EX: also in CF5 3CF5 3EY: also in CF5 3CF5 3EZ: also in CF5 3CF5 3HA: also in CF5 3CF5 3HB: also in CF5 3CF5 3HD: also in CF5 3CF5 3HE: also in CF5 3CF5 3HF: also in CF5 3CF5 3HG: also in CF5 3CF5 3HH: also in CF5 3CF5 3HJ: also in CF5 3CF5 3HL: also in CF5 3CF5 3HN: also in CF5 3CF5 3HP: also in CF5 3CF5 3HQ: also in CF5 3CF5 3HR: also in CF5 3CF5 3HS: also in CF5 3CF5 3HT: also in CF5 3CF5 3HU: also in CF5 3CF5 3HW: also in CF5 3CF5 3HX: also in CF5 3CF5 3HY: also in CF5 3CF5 3HZ: also in CF5 3CF5 3JA: also in CF5 3CF5 3JB: also in CF5 3CF5 3JD: also in CF5 3CF5 3JE: also in CF5 3CF5 3JN: also in CF5 3CF5 3JQ: also in CF5 3CF5 3JR: also in CF5 3CF5 3JS: also in CF5 3CF5 3JT: also in CF5 3CF5 3JU: also in CF5 3CF5 3LT: also in CF5 3CF5 3RU: also in CF5 3CF5 3TF: also in CF5 3CF5 3TH: also in CF5 3CF5 3TR: also in CF5 3CF5 3TT: also in CF5 3CF5 3UB: also in CF5 3CF5 3UD: also in CF5 3CF5 3XN: also in CF5 3 Ely Bridge Surgery 700 mFairwater station 750 mFairwater CF5 3DF Map of CF5 3DF and what is near it Map of CF5 3DF: its centre point, with the 247 other postcodes in the CF5 3 sector, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Fairwater CF5 3DF
  • CF5 3DF
  • Other postcodes in CF5 3: press one for its page
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 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 51.4884, longitude -3.2406)

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 CF5 3DF?

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 CF5 3DF?

Every home and business at CF5 3DF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Cardiff: 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Cardiff: 98%

The line marks the figure across Cardiff.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 CF5 3DF?

BinDayBuddy has not read City of Cardiff Council's days for CF5 3DF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CF5 3DF 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 CF5 3DF?

Homes in CF5 3 sold for a typical £260,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 127 sales, up 6.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£260,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£245,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £369,000 10 sales
  • Semi-detached £285,000 49 sales
  • Terraced £245,500 46 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £120,500 22 sales

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

Across the whole CF5 district: a typical £287,000 from 753 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 CF5 3DF

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in CF5 3DF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 9 January 2026. The middle sale was £297,500, from £270,000 to £300,000. Across CF5 3, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £260,000. 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 CF5 3DF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 670 homes in the neighbourhood around CF5 3DF. Over half of them (61%) are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (68%). 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 CF5 3DF

Band D in Cardiff for 2026‑27: £2,013. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,566 (band B) to £2,908 (band F); band D, the most common, is £2,013.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,342
Band Babout 30 (4%)£1,566
Band Cabout 10 (1%)£1,789
Band Dabout 410 (61%)£2,013
Band Eabout 210 (31%)£2,461
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£2,908
Band Gfewer than 5£3,355
Band Hfewer than 5£4,026

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 68% 1919 to 1939
  4. 24% 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: 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 CF5 3DF is in (ONS area W01001752), 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 CF5 3DF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CF5 3DF is Waun-gron Park Rail Station, 750 metres away in a straight line.

  • Waun-gron Park Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
  • Fairwater Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Fairwater, 123 m away.

More stations near CF5 3DF, 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 CF5 3DF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CF5 3DF, 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 CF5 3DF?

0 within 1 km 9 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CF5 3DF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Swarco Charging point · 1 charger 1.3 kmCycle
  • Search E Connect (on behalf of Cardiff Council) Charging point · 2 chargers 1.6 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.4 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 CF5 3DF?

The nearest to the centre of CF5 3DF, in a straight line.

  • Dental Surgery, 6a Fairwater Green 150 mWalk
  • Dental Surgery, 26a Cowbridge Road West 750 mWalk
  • Trelai Park Dental Clinic 850 mWalk

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

Which pharmacies are near CF5 3DF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CF5 3DF, 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 CF5 3DF?

The nearest vets to the centre of CF5 3DF 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 CF5 3DF?

Police.uk records 386 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CF5 3DF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences117 reports
Public order53 reports
Anti-social behaviour45 reports
Criminal damage and arson42 reports
Shoplifting23 reports
Drugs22 reports

Also: burglary 21, vehicle crime 21, other theft 17, other crime 8, possession of weapons 7, robbery 5, bicycle theft 4, theft from the person 1.

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 CF5 3DF

Ward
Fairwater
Community
Fairwater
Country
Wales
Built-up area
Cardiff
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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