CF5 5BS postcode in Cardiff, Wales

CF5 5BS is a postcode in Cardiff, in the Ely 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 £210,000 Homes sold in CF5 5, last 12 months. ▲ 2.4% on the year before Council tax around here Band B the most common band in the neighbourhood, 61% of homes Nearest station Waun-gron Park 650 m in a straight line

Where CF5 5BS is, and what is near it

Map of CF5 5BS and what is near it Map of CF5 5BS: its centre point, with the 226 other postcodes in the CF5 5 sector, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 8 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. CF5 5AA: also in CF5 5CF5 5AB: also in CF5 5CF5 5AD: also in CF5 5CF5 5AE: also in CF5 5CF5 5AF: also in CF5 5CF5 5AG: also in CF5 5CF5 5AH: also in CF5 5CF5 5AJ: also in CF5 5CF5 5AL: also in CF5 5CF5 5AN: also in CF5 5CF5 5AP: also in CF5 5CF5 5AQ: also in CF5 5CF5 5AR: also in CF5 5CF5 5AS: also in CF5 5CF5 5AT: also in CF5 5CF5 5AU: also in CF5 5CF5 5AW: also in CF5 5CF5 5AX: also in CF5 5CF5 5AY: also in CF5 5CF5 5AZ: also in CF5 5CF5 5BA: also in CF5 5CF5 5BB: also in CF5 5CF5 5BD: also in CF5 5CF5 5BE: also in CF5 5CF5 5BF: also in CF5 5CF5 5BG: also in CF5 5CF5 5BH: also in CF5 5CF5 5BJ: also in CF5 5CF5 5BL: also in CF5 5CF5 5BP: also in CF5 5CF5 5BQ: also in CF5 5CF5 5BR: also in CF5 5CF5 5BT: also in CF5 5CF5 5BU: also in CF5 5CF5 5BW: also in CF5 5CF5 5BX: also in CF5 5CF5 5DP: also in CF5 5CF5 5DQ: also in CF5 5CF5 5DR: also in CF5 5CF5 5EU: also in CF5 5CF5 5EW: also in CF5 5CF5 5EY: also in CF5 5CF5 5FA: also in CF5 5CF5 5FD: also in CF5 5CF5 5HA: also in CF5 5CF5 5JR: also in CF5 5CF5 5NR: also in CF5 5CF5 5NS: also in CF5 5CF5 5NT: also in CF5 5CF5 5NU: also in CF5 5CF5 5NW: also in CF5 5CF5 5PS: also in CF5 5CF5 5TA: also in CF5 5CF5 5TB: also in CF5 5CF5 5WF: also in CF5 5CF5 5XA: also in CF5 5 GP 1.0 kmGP 1.2 kmCaerau CF5 5BS Map of CF5 5BS and what is near it Map of CF5 5BS: its centre point, with the 226 other postcodes in the CF5 5 sector, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 8 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.0 kmGP 1.2 kmCaerau CF5 5BS
  • CF5 5BS
  • Other postcodes in CF5 5: press one for its page
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 51.4829, longitude -3.2344)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CF5 5BS?

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 5BS?

Every home and business at CF5 5BS 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 5BS?

BinDayBuddy has not read City of Cardiff Council's days for CF5 5BS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CF5 5BS 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 5BS?

Homes in CF5 5 sold for a typical £210,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 95 sales, up 2.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£210,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£205,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £350,000 9 sales
  • Semi-detached £230,000 37 sales
  • Terraced £190,000 42 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £120,500 7 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 5BS

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in CF5 5BS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 December 2025. 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

Food hygiene ratings at CF5 5BS

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at CF5 5BS. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CF5 5BS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 710 homes in the neighbourhood around CF5 5BS. Over half of them (61%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (56%). 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 5BS

Band D in Cardiff for 2026‑27: £2,013. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,342 (band A) to £2,013 (band D); band B, the most common, is £1,566.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (11%)£1,342
Band Babout 430 (61%)£1,566
Band Cabout 160 (23%)£1,789
Band Dabout 40 (6%)£2,013
Band Ewithheld£2,461
Band Fwithheld£2,908
Band Gfewer than 5£3,355
Band Hfewer than 5£4,026

When the homes were built

  1. 7% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 56% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 23% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

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 CF5 5BS is in (ONS area W01001746), 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 5BS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CF5 5BS is Waun-gron Park Rail Station, 650 metres away in a straight line.

  • Waun-gron Park Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Fairwater Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Colin Way, 30 m away.

More stations near CF5 5BS, 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 5BS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CF5 5BS, 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 5BS?

1 within 1 km 12 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CF5 5BS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Swarco Charging point · 1 charger 900 mWalk
  • Search E Connect (on behalf of Cardiff Council) Charging point · 2 chargers 1.0 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.9 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 5BS?

The nearest to the centre of CF5 5BS, in a straight line.

  • Dental Surgery, 26a Cowbridge Road West 0 mWalk
  • Trelai Park Dental Clinic 300 mWalk
  • Dental Surgery, 6a Fairwater Green 900 mWalk

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

Which pharmacies are near CF5 5BS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CF5 5BS, 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 5BS?

The nearest vets to the centre of CF5 5BS 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 5BS?

Police.uk records 419 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CF5 5BS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences126 reports
Public order52 reports
Anti-social behaviour47 reports
Criminal damage and arson41 reports
Vehicle crime33 reports
Burglary27 reports

Also: drugs 25, shoplifting 23, other theft 21, other crime 7, robbery 6, bicycle theft 5, possession of weapons 4, theft from the person 2.

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 5BS

Ward
Ely
Community
Ely
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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