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CF10

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Cardiff, Butetown and Atlantic Wharf, in Cardiff.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CF10 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In CF10, 79.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£179,000
233rd cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
17,390
1,133rd least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How CF10 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

CF10Middle
Median sale price35 postcode districts, CF · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in CF35 areas from £94,000 to £475,000. The middle area is £200,000. CF10 is £179,000.
£179,00014th cheapest
Population35 postcode districts, CF · 2021
Population: every postcode district in CF35 areas from 9,323 to 77,530. The middle area is 21,836. CF10 is 17,390.
17,39010th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage35 postcode districts, CF · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in CF35 areas from 32.2% to 97.8%. The middle area is 92.1%. CF10 is 79.4%.
79.4%7th lowest
Claimant rate35 postcode districts, CF · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in CF35 areas from 1.9% to 5.5%. The middle area is 3.5%. CF10 is 4.5%.
4.5%5th highest

Is CF10 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CF10 at a rate of 463.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 96.0 per 1,000 people across CF.

In August 2026 alone, 1,013 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CF10.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,862), other crime (1,923) and shoplifting (1,613).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CF10 was 454.4 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in CF10, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CF10 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (Wales’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.

Neighbourhoods in CF10

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Cardiff 032A2,89383.9 per 1,000596.5%
Cardiff 032H2,6291,738.3 per 1,000674.3%
Cardiff 048A1,049114.7 per 1,000890.9%
Cardiff 048B1,197402.5 per 1,000669.9%
Cardiff 048C1,178121.3 per 1,000799.9%
Cardiff 049A2,53077.6 per 1,000161.1%
Cardiff 049B1,595336.6 per 1,000276.6%
Cardiff 049D1,17226.7 per 1,0009100.0%
Cardiff 049E1,520341.1 per 1,000666.9%
Cardiff 049F1,884360.4 per 1,000394.3%

MPs for CF10

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in CF102

Postcode sectors in CF105

Council1

Towns in CF101

Postcode districts next to CF104

Nearest rail stations4

More in the CF postcode area2

CF10 in brief

CF10 is a postcode district covering Cardiff, Butetown and Atlantic Wharf, in Cardiff.

About 19,958 people lived in CF10 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £179,000 in 2025 across 217 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 463.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in CF10 was £179,000 in 2025.

CF10 had 17,390 usual residents at the census.

In CF10, 79.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In CF10, 4.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.