Use this guide to understand CF5 1XB in Wales. Start with the interactive location and approximate postcode outline, then browse the available facts and local-area indicators. Labels show which figures relate to the exact postcode and which cover a larger geography.
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Core details from the ONS Postcode Directory. Geography codes identify the official areas containing this postcode.
Exact postcode record
Postcode details
Postcode
CF5 1XB
Postcode without spaces
CF51XB
Status
Active postcode
User type
Large user postcode
Introduced
December 1995
Directory version
2026-06
Latitude
51.4821300
Longitude
-3.2058370
British National Grid
316,363 E, 176,598 N
Containing official geographies
Country
Wales
Output Area (2021)
W00008871
LSOA (2021)
W01001712
MSOA (2021)
W02000406
Electoral ward
W05001273
Westminster constituency
W07000092
The red outline is an approximate convex hull generated from geocoded property locations and offset outwards by about 25 metres; it is not an official postcode boundary.
Ward and Constituency
The postcode is assigned to these official political geographies. Names and election results will be added when the ElectionMaps datasets are connected.
The search is currently limited to records whose own postcode begins with CF5. Distances are approximate straight-line distances, not travel distances.
Crime in the Local LSOA
Police.uk street-level incidents recorded across the postcode's containing LSOA in May 2026.
Containing LSOA · W01001712
11 recorded incidents
Cardiff 040D includes CF5 1XB and other nearby postcodes.
Crime type
Incidents
Bicycle theft
2
Shoplifting
2
Vehicle crime
2
Anti-social behaviour
1
Burglary
1
Drugs
1
Public order
1
Violence and sexual offences
1
Crime figures apply to the whole Cardiff 040D LSOA, not only to CF5 1XB. Locations may be anonymised by the source.
CF5 1XB Questions
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
Where is the CF5 1XB postcode?
CF5 1XB is in Wales.
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