CF23 8LW

POSTCODE

CF23 8LW is a postcode in Pontprennau and Old St Mellons.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.5330, -3.1381
OS grid ST211821 (321,157, 182,176)
IMD Wales
8/10
#1500
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 7.5 per 1k
Plus Code
9C3RGVM6+5Q
Least deprived 20–30%
IMD Wales
Around average · 7.5 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£265,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 4,191 sales
+0.0%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
Wales
Region
Least deprived 20–30%
IMD Wales
Around average · 7.5 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£265,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 4,191 sales
+0.0%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
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.
1500
Rank out of 1,917 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1500 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 & Wales
Property sales · CF23 8LW
HM Land Registry · Cardiff
Average price
£322,883
Median price: £265,000
Median 0% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 4,191 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – Aug '25Aug '25: 1 sales · avg £226,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£260k£238k£215k
Sep '23Oct '23Jul '24Oct '24Aug '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime near CF23 8LW

England & Wales
Crime trends · near CF23 8LW

Counts are for Pontprennau and Old St Mellons 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
23
YoY —
23120
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
32
YoY —
32160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
000
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
10
YoY —
1050
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 5 key categories improving

111
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,886
White Brit.78.9%
Other White4.2%
Indian3.2%
Other ethnic group: Arab2.4%
Other Asian2.1%
+ 3 other groups · 9.2%

Religion

Total residents: 1,886
Christian46.7%
No religion40.9%
Not answered5.0%
Muslim4.5%
Hindu1.3%
+ other · 1.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,886
35–4922.6%
50–6420.7%
25–3416.1%
65–748.3%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.0%

Households

Total households: 856
One person: other26.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.3%
One person: aged 66+7.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.8%
+ 9 other households · 34.8%

Coordinates & Location for CF23 8LW

Wales
Country
Cardiff
Local Authority
Pontprennau and Old St Mellons
Ward
Cardiff
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
CF23 8LW
Coordinates
51.5330, -3.1381
Grid reference
ST211821
Easting
321,157
Northing
182,176
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C3RGVM6+5Q
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 Area
Cardiff North W07000090
Constituency
W07000090
South Wales
Police Force
Wales
Ward
Pontprennau and Old St Mellons
Constituency code
W07000090
EU Electoral Region
Wales
Parish
Pontprennau
International Territorial Level
Cardiff

Health & NHS

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Wales
NHS Wales
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 003D W01001844
W01001844
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cardiff 003 W02000369
W02000369
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cardiff 003D W01001844
W01001844
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cardiff 003 W02000369
W02000369
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

7:32 AM6:24 PM
7:32 AM
Sunrise
6:24 PM
Sunset
10 hours 52 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:32 AM
Sunset (today)
6:24 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 52 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 8LW 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 W01001844 and MSOA W02000369 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD Wales rank: 1500
Present — Active
Postcode CF23 8LW 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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