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

CF3 1SX 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 1SX 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

- **77 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 15% on July. Cardiff 016D: 159 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.1099,51.5146,CF31SX
- **Heath High Level, 5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.1099,51.5146,CF31SX
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.1099,51.5146,CF31SX
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 30 m east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.1099,51.5146,CF31SX
- **Wales’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Cardiff 016D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.1099,51.5146,CF31SX
- **£272,443 average price**: For the whole of Cardiff, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.1099,51.5146,CF31SX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.1099,51.5146,CF31SX
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.1099,51.5146,CF31SX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CF3 1SX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.1099,51.5146,CF31SX
- **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=-3.1099,51.5146,CF31SX
- **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=-3.1099,51.5146,CF31SX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Trowbridge Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trowbridge-primary-w6812324) | Primary | 80 m (1 minute on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Eastern High](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastern-high-w6814076) | Secondary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [St John Lloyd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-lloyd-w6813353) | Primary | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Pen Y Pil](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-pen-y-pil-w6812314) | Primary | 270 m (3 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 | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Meadowlane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadowlane-primary-school-w6812179) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [GREENWAY PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenway-primary-school-w6812045) | Primary | 1 km (13 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 | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2024 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £181,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2024 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2023 | £203,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2024 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2024 | £214,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2023 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WELL (320 m); WELL (950 m); BOOTS (960 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (820 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Trowbridge (270 m, Spar); Iceland Llanrumney (920 m, Iceland); Heron Llanrumney (980 m, Heron)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £272,443** (August 2026). Cardiff’s average house price was £272,443 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 168th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 016D (Neighbourhood)

- **Population: 1,320** (2021). Cardiff 016D had 1,320 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,205th least 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Cardiff 016D, 100.0% 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: 7.1%** (August 2026). In Cardiff 016D, 7.1% 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.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 65.4%** (2021). 65.4% of residents in Cardiff 016D were aged 15 to 64 at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,347th highest of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 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: 51.5146, -3.1099

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), August 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=-3.1099,51.5146,CF31SX

## How to cite

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