CF5 5BQ maps, stats, and open data
CF5 5BQ lies on Cowbridge Road West in Cardiff. CF5 5BQ is located in the Caerau 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 5BQ maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
CF5 5BQ geodata
| Easting | 314312 |
| Northing | 176594 |
| Latitude | 51.481786 |
| Longitude | -3.235356 |
Where is CF5 5BQ?
| Street | Cowbridge Road West |
| Town/City | Cardiff |
| Country | Wales |
| Postcode District | CF5 |
CF5 5BQ Elevation
Elevation or altitude of CF5 5BQ as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 10m | 33ft |
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 | Caerau |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Cardiff West |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in CF5 5BQ
COACH HOUSE, REAR OF, 49, COWBRIDGE ROAD WEST, CARDIFF, CF5 5BQ 2022 1 APR £140,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to CF5 5BQ
| Heol-y-felin (Cowbridge Road West) | Caerau | 36m |
| Pendine Road (Heol-y-felin) | Caerau | 93m |
| Colin Way (Cowbridge Road West) | Caerau | 132m |
| Ely Legion (Cowbridge Road West) | Caerau | 204m |
| Caerau Aldi (Cowbridge Road West) | Ely | 223m |
Nearest railway stations to CF5 5BQ
| Waun-gron Park Station | 0.8km |
| Fairwater Station | 1.4km |
| Danescourt Station | 2.1km |
Broadband
Broadband access in CF5 5BQ (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 5BQ (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 75.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 66.8Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 10.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 11.5Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in CF5 5BQ (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 5BQ gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in CF5 5BQ by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 461,506 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 33 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 13,985 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 9,426 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 96,632 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 39 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 2,478 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,163 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in CF5 5BQ, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in CF5 5BQ.
- 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
68.7% of Welsh postcodes are less deprived than CF5 5BQ:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to CF5 5BQ (metres)
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Nearest post box to CF5 5BQ
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| The Tumble | 18:30 | 11:00 | 802m |
| Caerau Post Office | 17:30 | 12:00 | 835m |
| Western Delivery Office | 18:30 | 12:00 | 842m |
CF5 5BQ ITL and CF5 5BQ 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 5BQ:
| 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 5BQ 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 5BQ:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | W00008830 | |
| LSOA | W01001706 | Cardiff 041B |
| MSOA | W02000407 | Cardiff 041 |
Nearest postcodes to CF5 5BQ
| CF5 5AU | Barnard Avenue | 72m |
| CF5 5AT | Chichester Way | 102m |
| CF5 5AZ | Barnard Avenue | 125m |
| CF5 5AY | Barnard Avenue | 128m |
| CF5 5AP | Arles Road | 136m |
| CF5 4AL | Cherrydale Road | 137m |
| CF5 5AQ | Vincent Road | 140m |
| CF5 5BS | Cowbridge Road West | 141m |
| CF5 5BL | Colin Way | 146m |
| CF5 5BA | Chichester Way | 149m |
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