# CF5 3QJ: area report for a postcode in Cardiff

CF5 3QJ 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 CF5 3QJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cardiff](https://openindex.co.uk/cardiff) › [CF5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf5) › [CF5 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf5-3)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 11% on July. Cardiff 027A: 41 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.2367,51.4966,CF53QJ
- **Fairwater, 360 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.2367,51.4966,CF53QJ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.2367,51.4966,CF53QJ
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 480 m south west. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.2367,51.4966,CF53QJ
- **Wales’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Cardiff 027A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.2367,51.4966,CF53QJ
- **£272,443 average price**: For the whole of Cardiff, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.2367,51.4966,CF53QJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.2367,51.4966,CF53QJ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.2367,51.4966,CF53QJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CF5 3QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.2367,51.4966,CF53QJ
- **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=-3.2367,51.4966,CF53QJ
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.2367,51.4966,CF53QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bishop of Llandaff Church in Wales High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-of-llandaff-church-in-wales-high-school-w6814608) | Secondary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [PETER LEA PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peter-lea-primary-school-w6812061) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Cantonian High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cantonian-high-school-w6814049) | Secondary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [YSGOL PENCAE](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-pencae-w6812177) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gyfun-gymraeg-plasmawr-w6814072) | Secondary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Danescourt Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/danescourt-primary-w6812321) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gyfun-gymraeg-glantaf-w6814071) | Secondary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Cardiff Montessori School And Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cardiff-montessori-school-and-nursery-w6816100) | Independent | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £155,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| July 2026 | £248,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £330,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2025 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £251,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| August 2023 | £257,250 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Fairwater (360 m, 5 minutes on foot); Danescourt (480 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: FAIRWATER HEALTH CENTRE (710 m)
- Pharmacies: BAINBRIDGE PHARMACY (590 m); JHOOTS PHARMACY (740 m); KNIGHTS DANESCOURT PHARMACY (900 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (850 m); THE COURTYARD DENTAL CARE (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Llantrisant Express Petrol (310 m, Asda); Spar - St Fagans Road (840 m, Spar); Co-op Fairwater (860 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Llandaff - Radyr Court (870 m, The Co-operative Group); Lidl Whitchurch Cardiff (990 m, Lidl)

## 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 027A (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £237,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cardiff 027A was £237,750 in 2025. Joint 10,301st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,670** (2021). Cardiff 027A had 1,670 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,801st 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: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Cardiff 027A, 99.2% 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: 2.5%** (August 2026). In Cardiff 027A, 2.5% 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.

## CF5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £285,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CF5 was £285,000 in 2025. Joint 1,027th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 69,431** (2021). CF5 had 69,431 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 43rd 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: 74%** (2022). About 74% of people in CF5 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: 96.1%** (January 2026). In CF5, 96.1% 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: 51.4966, -3.2367

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

## Your MP

- [Cardiff West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cardiff-west): Mr Alex Barros-Curtis (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=-3.2367,51.4966,CF53QJ

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