Use this guide to understand CF5 9BB 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 9BB
Postcode without spaces
CF59BB
Status
Active postcode
User type
Large user postcode
Introduced
February 2006
Directory version
2026-06
Latitude
51.4836100
Longitude
-3.2236330
British National Grid
315,130 E, 176,783 N
Containing official geographies
Country
Wales
Output Area (2021)
W00010556
LSOA (2021)
W01002022
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 · W01002022
15 recorded incidents
Cardiff 040F includes CF5 9BB and other nearby postcodes.
Crime type
Incidents
Anti-social behaviour
5
Violence and sexual offences
4
Public order
2
Vehicle crime
2
Bicycle theft
1
Criminal damage and arson
1
Crime figures apply to the whole Cardiff 040F LSOA, not only to CF5 9BB. Locations may be anonymised by the source.
CF5 9BB Questions
Answers use the geographic scope stated with each dataset above.
Where is the CF5 9BB postcode?
CF5 9BB is in Wales.
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