# CF3 1QW: area report for a postcode in Cardiff

CF3 1QW is a postcode in Cardiff.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Cardiff. Open the map at CF3 1QW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cardiff](https://openindex.co.uk/cardiff) › [CF3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf3) › [CF3 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf3-1)

## Around this postcode

- **87 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 38% on July. Cardiff 016C: 173 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.1095,51.5195,CF31QW
- **Heath High Level, 5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.1095,51.5195,CF31QW
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.1095,51.5195,CF31QW
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 420 m south east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.1095,51.5195,CF31QW
- **Wales’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Cardiff 016C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.1095,51.5195,CF31QW
- **£272,252 average price**: For the whole of Cardiff, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.1095,51.5195,CF31QW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 850 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.1095,51.5195,CF31QW
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.1095,51.5195,CF31QW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CF3 1QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.1095,51.5195,CF31QW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.1095,51.5195,CF31QW
- **10.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.1095,51.5195,CF31QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ysgol Pen Y Pil](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-pen-y-pil-w6812314) | Primary | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St. Illtyd's Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-illtyds-catholic-high-school-w6814600) | Secondary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [OAKFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakfield-primary-school-w6812164) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Trowbridge Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trowbridge-primary-w6812324) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St John Lloyd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-lloyd-w6813353) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Pen-Y-Bryn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pen-y-bryn-primary-school-w6812069) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Eastern High](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastern-high-w6814076) | Secondary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Meadowlane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadowlane-primary-school-w6812179) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £236,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2023 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £282,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| December 2025 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BRYNDERWEN SURGERY (850 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (320 m); WELLNESS PHARMACY (650 m); BOOTS (730 m); WELL (730 m); ST MELLONS PHARMACY (850 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (640 m); DENTAL SURGERY (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Trowbridge (290 m, Spar); Tesco Cardiff Superstore (690 m, Tesco); Heron Llanrumney (720 m, Heron); Iceland Llanrumney (730 m, Iceland); Tesco Cardiff Countisbury Express (730 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £272,252** (July 2026). Cardiff’s average house price was £272,252 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,946** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cardiff earned a median of £36,946 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 121st lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.4×** (2025). A home in Cardiff costs 7.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 167th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 381,516** (2025). Cardiff’s population was an estimated 381,516 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.1% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Cardiff 016C (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cardiff 016C was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 7,875th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,658** (2021). Cardiff 016C had 1,658 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,300th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.3%** (January 2026). In Cardiff 016C, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 6.2%** (August 2026). In Cardiff 016C, 6.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## CF3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £255,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CF3 was £255,000 in 2025. Joint 795th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 45,349** (2021). CF3 had 45,349 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 299th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 87%** (2022). About 87% of people in CF3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.9%** (January 2026). In CF3, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cardiff](https://openindex.co.uk/cardiff)
- Centre: 51.5195, -3.1095

Council: [Cardiff](https://openindex.co.uk/cardiff) (Welsh council, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Cardiff East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cardiff-east): Jo Stevens (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-wales), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.1095,51.5195,CF31QW

## How to cite

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