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CF24

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Cardiff, Splott and Cathays, in Cardiff.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CF24 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In CF24, 94.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£231,000
Joint 620th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
59,474
98th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How CF24 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

CF24Middle
Median sale price35 postcode districts, CF · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in CF35 areas from £94,000 to £475,000. The middle area is £200,000. CF24 is £231,000.
£231,00015th most expensive
Population35 postcode districts, CF · 2021
Population: every postcode district in CF35 areas from 9,323 to 77,530. The middle area is 21,836. CF24 is 59,474.
59,4743rd most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage35 postcode districts, CF · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in CF35 areas from 32.2% to 97.8%. The middle area is 92.1%. CF24 is 94.9%.
94.9%12th highest
Claimant rate35 postcode districts, CF · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in CF35 areas from 1.9% to 5.5%. The middle area is 3.5%. CF24 is 4.3%.
4.3%7th highest

Is CF24 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CF24 at a rate of 128.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 96.0 per 1,000 people across the CF postcode area.

In August 2026 alone, 826 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CF24.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,393), other crime (1,764) and shoplifting (957).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CF24 was 120.1 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in CF24, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CF24 has no single figure. Of its 32 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (Wales’s most deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 6 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 10 (Wales’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.

Neighbourhoods in CF24

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Cardiff 028A1,76246.0 per 1,000699.4%
Cardiff 028B2,01430.3 per 1,0001092.6%
Cardiff 028C2,23885.8 per 1,000797.1%
Cardiff 028D1,76038.1 per 1,0008100.0%
Cardiff 028E1,79471.7 per 1,000697.8%
Cardiff 030A1,496173.8 per 1,000798.1%
Cardiff 030C1,470148.8 per 1,000498.0%
Cardiff 030D1,63397.6 per 1,000799.8%
Cardiff 030E1,58836.1 per 1,000598.7%
Cardiff 032C2,40629.7 per 1,000799.4%
Cardiff 032D2,31233.1 per 1,000799.8%
Cardiff 032E2,013193.7 per 1,000682.6%
Cardiff 033A1,99255.8 per 1,000597.3%
Cardiff 033B1,62593.2 per 1,000399.9%
Cardiff 033C1,771101.1 per 1,000592.7%
Cardiff 033D1,53995.7 per 1,000599.1%
Cardiff 033E1,64987.0 per 1,000599.5%
Cardiff 033F2,180249.4 per 1,000393.2%
Cardiff 036A1,998260.9 per 1,000198.9%
Cardiff 036B3,991258.8 per 1,000368.1%
Cardiff 036C1,539281.2 per 1,0001100.0%
Cardiff 036D1,983163.1 per 1,000399.0%
Cardiff 036E2,098119.0 per 1,000295.2%
Cardiff 037A1,44971.9 per 1,0004100.0%
Cardiff 037B1,646129.6 per 1,000195.4%
Cardiff 037D1,628123.9 per 1,000198.1%
Cardiff 037E1,56581.3 per 1,000299.5%
Cardiff 037F1,499140.8 per 1,000479.9%
Cardiff 038A1,38365.4 per 1,0003100.0%
Cardiff 038B1,59769.0 per 1,000399.7%
Cardiff 038C1,831143.3 per 1,000295.9%
Cardiff 038D1,541235.2 per 1,000193.8%

MPs for CF24

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in CF247

Postcode sectors in CF246

Council1

Towns in CF241

Postcode districts next to CF244

Nearest rail stations4

More in the CF postcode area2

CF24 in brief

CF24 is a postcode district covering Cardiff, Splott and Cathays, in Cardiff.

About 64,537 people lived in CF24 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £231,000 in 2025 across 499 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 128.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in CF24 was £231,000 in 2025.

CF24 had 59,474 usual residents at the census.

In CF24, 94.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In CF24, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.