CF5 3LU maps, stats, and open data
CF5 3LU lies on Waterhall Road in Cardiff. CF5 3LU is located in the Fairwater electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Cardiff and the Welsh Parliamentary constituency of Cardiff West. The Local Health Board is Cardiff and Vale University and the police force is South Wales. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
CF5 3LU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
CF5 3LU geodata
| Easting | 313633 |
| Northing | 178609 |
| Latitude | 51.499796 |
| Longitude | -3.245625 |
Where is CF5 3LU?
| Street | Waterhall Road |
| Town/City | Cardiff |
| Country | Wales |
| Postcode District | CF5 |
CF5 3LU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of CF5 3LU as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 30m | 98ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | Fairwater |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Cardiff West |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to CF5 3LU
| Waterhall Road (Keyston Road) | Pentrebane | 49m |
| Cosheston Close (Keyston Road) | Pentrebane | 84m |
| Tangmere Drive (Waterhall Road) | Pentrebane | 110m |
| Camellia Court (Waterhall Road) | Pentrebane | 132m |
| Bracken Place (Waterhall Road) | Pentrebane | 178m |
Nearest railway stations to CF5 3LU
| Danescourt Station | 0.8km |
| Fairwater Station | 1km |
| Llandaf Station | 1.5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in CF5 3LU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in CF5 3LU (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 100.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 90.0Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 100.00Mbps |
Upload
Ofcom does not currently provide upload speed data for CF5 3LU. This is because there are less than four broadband connections in this postcode.
Broadband limitations in CF5 3LU (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
CF5 3LU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in CF5 3LU by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 67,964 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 16 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,248 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,893 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 25,468 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 16 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 1,592 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 1,553 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in CF5 3LU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in CF5 3LU.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
70.7% of Welsh postcodes are less deprived than CF5 3LU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to CF5 3LU (metres)
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Nearest post box to CF5 3LU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Plasmawr Road Post Office | 17:30 | 12:15 | 385m |
| Danescourt | 17:30 | 12:00 | 652m |
| Llantrisant Road | 17:30 | 12:00 | 1,133m |
CF5 3LU ITL and CF5 3LU LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for CF5 3LU:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLL | Wales |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLL2 | East Wales |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLL22 | Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| W06000015 | Cardiff |
CF5 3LU census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for CF5 3LU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | W00009029 | |
| LSOA | W01001748 | Cardiff 027B |
| MSOA | W02000393 | Cardiff 027 |
Nearest postcodes to CF5 3LU
| CF5 3LP | Campion Place | 81m |
| CF5 3LN | Cypress Place | 92m |
| CF5 3LQ | Berry Place | 113m |
| CF5 2SA | Ashdene Close | 119m |
| CF5 3LW | Camelia Court | 125m |
| CF5 2PP | Tangmere Drive | 138m |
| CF5 3NX | Cosheston Road | 157m |
| CF5 3NJ | Keyston Road | 176m |
| CF5 3LR | Bracken Place | 181m |
| CF5 3LL | Waterhall Road | 182m |
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