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Coordinates & Location for CF5 4GT
Postcode
CF5 4GT
Coordinates
51.4803, -3.2443
Grid reference
ST136764
Easting
313,690
Northing
176,441
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C3RFQJ4+47
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
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Wales — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, access to services, housing, and community safety.
17
Rank out of 1,909 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.79.5%
White & Black Caribbean4.8%
Bangladeshi2.7%
Other White2.1%
African1.9%
+ 2 other groups · 9.1%
Religion
No religion54.9%
Christian30.3%
Muslim6.7%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
75–8470.0%
25–346.3%
85 years and over6.2%
35–495.4%
50–644.6%
+ 2 other age groups · 7.5%
Households
Other24.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children18.6%
Any member 66+15.0%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.1%
+ 8 other households · 28.0%
Administrative Information
Cardiff
Local Authority
Council AreaCardiff West W07000092
Constituency
W07000092South Wales
Police Force
Wales
Ward
Ely
Constituency code
W07000092
EU Electoral Region
Wales
Parish
Ely
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 039D W01001740
W01001740MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Cardiff 039 W02000405
W02000405LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Cardiff 039D W01001740
W01001740MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Cardiff 039 W02000405
W02000405Urban: 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
5:52 AM
Sunrise
6:22 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:52 AM
Sunset (today)
6:22 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CF5 4GT 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: 17
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA W01001740 and MSOA W02000405 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CF5 4GT is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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