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856
Rank out of 1,909 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 856 out of 1,909 lower layer super output areas in Wales. N/A for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in Wales.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,551
White Brit.68.8%
Other White7.9%
Pakistani5.0%
Chinese3.3%
Bangladeshi2.6%
+ 8 other groups · 12.4%
Religion
Total residents: 1,549
No religion48.7%
Christian30.4%
Muslim11.2%
Not answered6.8%
Hindu1.1%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,109
75–8473.5%
65–748.2%
25–344.2%
35–494.0%
16–193.3%
+ 3 other age groups · 6.9%
Households
Total households: 725
Other31.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.6%
Any member 66+11.0%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.4%
+ 7 other households · 23.9%
Administrative Information
Cardiff
Local Authority
Council Area
Cardiff East W07000089
Constituency
W07000089
South Wales
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Penylan
Constituency code
W07000089
EU Electoral Region
Wales
Parish
Penylan
International Territorial Level
Cardiff
Health & NHS
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Wales
NHS Scotland
Wales
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 029C W01001824
W01001824
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cardiff 029 W02000395
W02000395
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cardiff 029C W01001824
W01001824
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cardiff 029 W02000395
W02000395
Urban: 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
4:24 AM
Sunrise
7:53 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:24 AM
Sunset (today)
7:53 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1999
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~27 years
Active Duration
1999 -> Present
June 1999 — Introduced
Postcode CF23 5BY 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. IMD Wales rank: 856
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA W01001824 and MSOA W02000395 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CF23 5BY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1999
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~27 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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