Most deprived 10–20%
IMD Wales
High · 15.6 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
Wales
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD Wales — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, access to services, housing, and community safety.
373
Rank out of 1,917 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 373 out of 1,917 lower layer super output areas in Wales. N/A for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in Wales.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near CF11 6LJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near CF11 6LJ
Counts are for Riverside electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
59
YoY +7%
725741
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
25
YoY -7%
352412
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
27
YoY -18%
54318
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
8
YoY —
21134
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
9
YoY -47%
29199
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
60
YoY -10%
856035
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
27
YoY +80%
362412
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.33.9%
Pakistani17.6%
Other White9.2%
Indian8.5%
Bangladeshi8.2%
+ 6 other groups · 22.5%
Religion
Muslim35.9%
No religion29.9%
Christian19.4%
Not answered6.1%
Sikh3.7%
+ 1 other religions · 4.9%
Age groups
25–3425.0%
35–4921.4%
50–6412.6%
20–2410.5%
10–157.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.4%
Households
One person: other32.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.0%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over11.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.4%
One person: aged 66+7.2%
+ 9 other households · 27.4%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 649 m straight lineabout 8 min
Cardiff Central Rail Station
Rail
- 1.1 km straight lineabout 14 min
Cathays Rail Station
Rail · South Entrance
- 1.1 km straight lineabout 14 min
Cardiff Queen Street Rail Station
Rail · Ticket Counter
Bus stops
- 147 m straight lineabout 2 min
Cardiff Bridge KR
Bus · o/s · west
- 159 m straight lineabout 2 min
Cardiff Bridge KQ
Bus · o/s · west
- 180 m straight lineabout 2 min
Despenser Gardens
Bus · opp · east
- 231 m straight lineabout 3 min
Clare Gardens
Bus · o/s · north
- 245 m straight lineabout 3 min
Fitzhamon Embankment 4
Bus · o/s · south-east
Coordinates & Location for CF11 6LJ
Postcode
CF11 6LJ
Coordinates
51.4800, -3.1862
Grid reference
ST177763
Easting
317,723
Northing
176,336
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C3RFRH7+XG
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Cardiff
Travel to Work
Cardiff
ITL Region
Cardiff
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Cardiff
Local Authority
Council AreaCardiff West W07000092
Constituency
W07000092South Wales
Police Force
Wales
Ward
Riverside
Constituency code
W07000092
EU Electoral Region
Wales
Parish
Riverside
International Territorial Level
Cardiff
Health & NHS
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Wales
NHS WalesWales
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
NHS Region
Wales
Integrated Care Board
Wales
Primary Care Org
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Sub ICB Location
Cardiff and Vale University
Cancer Alliance
Wales
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Cardiff 042D W01001862
W01001862MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cardiff 042 W02000408
W02000408LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cardiff 042D W01001862
W01001862MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cardiff 042 W02000408
W02000408Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
7:48 AM
Sunrise
6:06 PM
Sunset
10 hours 18 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:48 AM
Sunset (today)
6:06 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 18 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1999
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~27 years
Active Duration
1999 -> PresentJune 1999 — Introduced
Postcode CF11 6LJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA W01001862 and MSOA W02000408 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD Wales rank: 373
Present — Active
Postcode CF11 6LJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1999
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~27 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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