The CF postcode area, also known as the Cardiff postcode area, is a group of 35 postcode districts for post towns:

Cardiff Cardiff (; ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of in and forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area officially known as the City and County of Ca ...

Bridgend Bridgend (; or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in the Bridgend County Borough of Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the Old Bridge, Bridgend, medieval bridge over the River Og ...

Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil () is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Tydfil, daughter of K ...

Caerphilly Caerphilly (, ; , ) is a town and community (Wales), community in Wales. It is situated at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley and separated from the Cardiff suburbs of Lisvane and Rhiwbina by Caerphilly Mountain. It is north of Cardiff an ...

Aberdare Aberdare ( ; ) is a town in the Cynon Valley area of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, at the confluence of the Rivers Dare (Dâr) and River Cynon, Cynon. Aberdare has a population of 39,550 (mid-2017 estimate). Aberdare is south-west of Merthyr Tydf ...

, Bargoed, Barry, Cowbridge, Dinas Powys, Ferndale, Hengoed, Llantwit Major, Maesteg,

Mountain Ash Mountain ash may refer to: * ''Eucalyptus regnans'', the tallest of all flowering plants, native to Australia * Mountain-ashes or rowans, varieties of trees and shrubs in the genus ''Sorbus'' See also

* Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf, a town ...

Penarth Penarth ( , ) is a town and Community (Wales), community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, approximately south of Cardiff city centre on the west shore of the Severn Estuary at the southern end of Cardiff Bay. Penarth is a Seaside resort#Brit ...

, Pentre,

Pontyclun Pontyclun (or Pont-y-clun) is a town and Community (Wales), community located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Pontyclun translates from the Welsh language as 'bridge verthe Afon Clun, River Clun', the Clun being a tributa ...

Pontypridd Pontypridd ( , ), Colloquialism, colloquially referred to as ''Ponty'', is a town and a Community (Wales), community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, approximately 10 miles north west of Cardiff city centre. Geography Pontypridd comprises the ...

, Porth,

Porthcawl Porthcawl () is a town and community in the Bridgend County Borough of Wales. It is located on the south coast, west of Cardiff and south-east of Swansea. Historically part of Glamorgan and situated on a low limestone headland on the South ...

, Tonypandy, Treharris and

Treorchy Treorchy (; ) is a town and Community (Wales), community (and electoral ward) in Wales. Once a mining town, it retains such characteristics. Situated in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf in the Rhondda Fawr valley. Treorchy is also one of t ...

in south

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

. The CF postcode area is one of six with a population above 1 million. __TOC__

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! CF3 , CARDIFF , CARDIFF SOUTH (East):
Rumney &

Trowbridge Trowbridge ( ) is the county town of Wiltshire, England; situated on the River Biss in the west of the county, close to the border with Somerset. The town lies south-east of Bath, Somerset, Bath, south-west of Swindon and south-east of Brist ...

, Llanrumney, St Mellons

NEWPORT WEST:
Castleton, Marshfield ,

, Newport , - ! CF5 , CARDIFF , CARDIFF WEST (South):
Ely, Caerau,

St Fagans St Fagans ( ; ) is a village and Community (Wales), community in the west of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It is home to the St Fagans National History Museum. History The name of the area invokes Saint Fagan (Saint), Fagan, according ...

, Culverhouse Cross, Canton & Leckwith, Fairwater, Danescourt,

Llandaff Llandaff (; ; from 'church' and ''River Taff, Taf'') is a district, Community (Wales), community and coterminous electoral ward in the north of Cardiff, capital of Wales. It was incorporated into the city in 1922. It is the seat of the Bisho ...

, Riverside

VALE OF GLAMORGAN:
Wenvoe, Peterston Super Ely, St Georges super Ely, Michaelston-le-Pit, Michaelston-super-Ely , Cardiff,

Vale of Glamorgan The Vale of Glamorgan ( ), locally referred to as ''The Vale'', is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough in the South East Wales, south-east of Wales. It borders Bridgend County Borough to the west, Cardiff to the east, Rhondda Cynon Taf t ...

, - ! CF10 , CARDIFF , CARDIFF CENTRAL / CARDIFF SOUTH:
CARDIFF CITY CENTRE (part of), Grangetown, CARDIFF BAY (part of) &

Butetown Butetown (or ''The Docks'', ) is a district and community (Wales), community in the south of the city of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. It was originally a model housing estate built in the early 19th century by John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marqu ...

, Cardiff , - ! CF11 , CARDIFF , CARDIFF CENTRAL / CARDIFF SOUTH:
CARDIFF CITY CENTRE (part of), Canton, CARDIFF BAY (part of), Grangetown , Cardiff , - ! CF14 , CARDIFF , CARDIFF NORTH (West):
Birchgrove, Whitchurch, Thornhill & Lisvane, Rhiwbina & Pantmawr, Gabalfa,

Heath A heath () is a shrubland habitat found mainly on free-draining infertile, acidic soils and is characterised by open, low-growing woody vegetation. Moorland is generally related to high-ground heaths with—especially in Great Britain—a coole ...

, Llandaff North, Llanishen , Cardiff , - ! CF15 , CARDIFF , CARDIFF WEST (North):
Pentyrch & Gwaelod-y-Garth & Creigiau, Radyr & Morganstown, Tongwynlais

RHONDDA CYNON TAFF:
Taffs Well & Nantgarw

CAERPHILLY:
Groeswen , Cardiff,

Rhondda Cynon Taf Rhondda Cynon Taf (; RCT; also spelt as Rhondda Cynon Taff) is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough in the South East Wales, south-east of Wales. It consists of five valleys: the Rhondda Fawr, Rhondda Fach, Cynon, Taff () and Ely valleys, ...

, - ! CF23 , CARDIFF , CARDIFF NORTH (East):
Llanishen, Cyncoed, Pentwyn,

Penylan Penylan is a district and Community (Wales), community in the east of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, known for its Edwardian era period houses and spacious tree lined roads and avenue (landscape), avenues. Situated to both the north and ...

, Pontprennau & Old St Mellons , Cardiff , - ! CF24 , CARDIFF , CARDIFF CENTRAL:
CARDIFF CITY CENTRE (part of) & Cathays,

Roath Roath () is a district and Community (Wales), community to the north-east of the Cardiff city centre, city centre of Cardiff, capital of Wales. The area is mostly covered by the Plasnewydd electoral ward, and stretches from Adamsdown in the so ...

& Plasnewydd,

Splott Splott () is a district and community in the south of the city of Cardiff, capital of Wales, just east of the city centre. It was built up in the late 19th century on the land of two farms of the same name: Upper Splott and Lower Splott Farms. S ...

, Adamsdown , Cardiff , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", CF30 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", CARDIFF , style="background:#FFFFFF;", , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! CF31 , BRIDGEND ,

Brackla Brackla () is a large housing estate and community in the east of Bridgend in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Along with the communities of Bridgend and Coychurch Lower, it makes up the town of Bridgend. At the 2001 census the community of Brac ...

Coity Coity () is a village in Bridgend County Borough, south Wales, part of Bridgend town urban area. Coity is part of the community of Coity Higher and is notable for being home to Coity Castle, one of the best-preserved castles in Glamorgan. Othe ...

, Pen-y-fai ,

, - ! CF32 , BRIDGEND , BRIDGEND:

Cefn Cribwr Cefn Cribwr is a village and community in Bridgend County Borough in south Wales. The village is located about 5 miles (8 km) from the centre of Bridgend town, and in-between Bridgend and Pyle. Description The village is situated on a rid ...

, Laleston,

Merthyr Mawr Merthyr Mawr is a village and Community (Wales), community in Bridgend (county borough), Bridgend, Wales. The village is about miles from the centre of Bridgend town. The population of the community at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 censu ...

Nant-y-moel Nant-y-moel or Nantymoel (meaning "stream from the bare mountain") is a village and includes the formerly separate village of Pricetown in the county borough of Bridgend County Borough, Bridgend, Wales on the River Ogmore, and is one of the cons ...

, Ogmore Vale, Tondu, Sarn, Ynysawdre, St Bride's Minor, Pontycymer, Llangeinor, Garw Valley, Blaengarw, Blackmill, Bettws,

Aberkenfig Aberkenfig (, meaning "mouth of the Kenfig" (stream)) is a village located in the County Borough of Bridgend, Wales to the north of Bridgend town. It is in the community of Newcastle Higher. Location Aberkenfig is located in South Wales, just ...

VALE OF GLAMORGAN:
St Brides Major , Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan , - ! CF33 , BRIDGEND ,

Cornelly Cornelly ( Welsh: ''Corneli'') is a community and electoral ward in Bridgend County Borough, South Wales. As of 2011 the population of the Cornelly ward was 7,059. Cornelly was created following ''The Bridgend (Cynffig, Cornelly and Pyle Commun ...

, Pyle , Bridgend , - ! CF34 , MAESTEG , Maesteg, Llangynwyd, Caerau, Nantyffyllon , Bridgend , - ! CF35 , BRIDGEND , BRIDGEND:
PENCOED TOWN, Coychurch, Llangan

VALE OF GLAMORGAN:
Ewenny , Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan , - ! CF36 , PORTHCAWL ,

, Nottage, Newton , Bridgend , - ! CF37 , PONTYPRIDD , Pontypridd Community:
PONTYPRIDD TOWN including

Cilfynydd Cilfynydd is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, a mile from the South Wales Valleys town of Pontypridd, and 13 miles north of the capital city, Cardiff. Cilfynydd is also an electoral ward for the county council and Po ...

, Glyncoch, Graig,

Treforest Treforest () is a village in the south-east of Pontypridd, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is situated in the Treforest electoral ward, along with the village of Glyntaff (or Glyn-Taf). It is part of the Pontypridd Town ...

, Hopkinstown, Trallwng, Maesycoed, Pwllgwaun, Hawthorn, Rhydfelen, TREHAFOD

Ynysybwl Community:
YNYSYBWL & Coed-y-Cwm , Rhondda Cynon Taf , - ! CF38 , PONTYPRIDD , Llantwit Fardre Community:
LLANTWIT FARDRE, CHURCH VILLAGE, Tonteg, Efail Isaf

Llantrisant Community (part of):
BEDDAU & Ty Nant , Rhondda Cynon Taf , - ! CF39 , PORTH , Rhondda Area (RCT):
PORTH TOWN & Llwyncelyn, CYMMER & Glynfach & Trebanog, YNYSHIR & Wattstown, Dinas (part of)

Taff-Ely Area (RCT):
TONYREFAIL TOWN & Coed-Ely & Thomastown,

GILFACH GOCH Gilfach Goch is a community, electoral ward and small former coal mining village mostly in the Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales, near the larger community of Tonyrefail. Some areas in the North Western part of the village lie within B ...

BRIDGEND:
Evanstown , Rhondda Cynon Taf, Bridgend , - ! CF40 , TONYPANDY , Rhondda Area:
TONYPANDY TOWN,

TREALAW Trealaw is a long village, also a Community (Wales), community and electoral ward in the Rhondda, Rhondda Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It stretches over from the junction of Cemetery Road and Brithweunydd Road in the east, to the junction o ...

, PENYGRAIG, Dinas (part of), Williamstown, Cwm Clydach,

LLWYNYPIA Llwynypia () is a village and community (Wales), community (and electoral ward) in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, near Tonypandy in the Rhondda Fawr Valley. Before 1850 a lightly populated rural farming area, Llwynypia experienced a population boom bet ...

Taff-Ely Area:
Penrhiwfer , Rhondda Cynon Taf , - ! CF41 , PENTRE , Pentre, Ton Pentre, Ystrad, Gelli , Rhondda Cynon Taf , - ! CF42 , TREORCHY ,

, Cwmparc, Ynyswen,

Treherbert Treherbert () is a village and community (Wales), community situated at the head of the Rhondda Fawr valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Historic counties of Wales, Historically part of Glamorgan. Treherbert is the upper mo ...

, Blaencwm, Blaenrhondda , Rhondda Cynon Taf , - ! CF43 , FERNDALE , Ferndale, Blaenllechau, Tylorstown, Penrhys, Pontygwaith, Stanleytown, Maerdy , Rhondda Cynon Taf , - ! CF44 , ABERDARE ,

, Cwmaman, Aberaman, Llwydcoed, Cwmbach,

Hirwaun Hirwaun (, ; ) is a village and Community (Wales), community at the north end of the Cynon Valley in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It is NW of the town of Aberdare, and comes under the Aberdare post town. At the United Ki ...

, Penywaun, Rhigos, Penderyn, Ystradfellte , Rhondda Cynon Taf,

Powys Powys ( , ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It borders Gwynedd, Denbighshire, and Wrexham County Borough, Wrexham to the north; the English Ceremonial counties of England, ceremo ...

, - ! CF45 , MOUNTAIN ASH ,

* Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf, a town ...

Abercynon Abercynon () is a village and community (Wales), community (and electoral ward) in the Cynon Valley within the unitary authority of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The community comprises the village and the districts of Carnetown and Grovers Field to ...

, Penrhiwceiber, Ynysboeth , Rhondda Cynon Taf , - ! CF46 , TREHARRIS , Treharris, Quakers Yard, Bedlinog,

Nelson Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...

, Caerphilly , - ! CF47 , MERTHYR TYDFIL ,

, Gurnos,

Penydarren : ''For Trevithick's Pen-y-darren locomotive, see Richard Trevithick#"Pen-y-Darren" locomotive, Richard Trevithick.'' Penydarren is a Community (Wales), community and electoral ward in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough in Wales. Description The area ...

, Merthyr Tydfil , - ! CF48 , MERTHYR TYDFIL , Cyfarthfa, Pant, Merthyr Vale, Troed-y-rhiw, Vaynor, Pentrebach , Merthyr Tydfil, Powys , - ! CF61 , LLANTWIT MAJOR , Llantwit Major, Llan-maes , Vale of Glamorgan , - ! CF62 , BARRY , Barry (west), Rhoose,

St Athan St Athan () is a village and community (Wales), community in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. The village and its parish church are dedicated to Saint Tathan. The church dates to the 13th–14th century, though an earlier church was dated t ...

, Llancarfan, Barry Island , Vale of Glamorgan , - ! CF63 , BARRY , Barry (east), Cadoxton, Barry Docks , Vale of Glamorgan , - ! rowspan="2", CF64 , PENARTH ,

, Sully, Llandough , Vale of Glamorgan , - , DINAS POWYS , Dinas Powys , Vale of Glamorgan , - ! CF71 , COWBRIDGE , Cowbridge, St Brides Major, Welsh St Donats,

Pendoylan Pendoylan (, , ) is a rural village and Community (Wales), community (parish) in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The village has won many awards in Best Kept Village competitions and contains 27 entries in the Council's County Treasures database, 1 ...

Llandow Llandow () is a village and Community (Wales), community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. The community population taken at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 726. The village is located south west of Cardiff. The community includ ...

, Colwinston, Llanblethian, Penllyn, Llanfair , Vale of Glamorgan , - ! CF72 , PONTYCLUN ,

, Llantrisant, Llanharan, Talbot Green,

Brynsadler Brynsadler is a small village situated in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, it is part of the community of Pontyclun. Amenities The A4222 main road to Cowbridge runs through the village; locally it is known tautologically as 'Brynsadler hill'.''Bryn'' ...

Miskin Miskin () is a village approximately south of Llantrisant in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. The origin of the village was a small hamlet (place), hamlet known as New Mill, which grew up around New Mill farm. Miskin is part of ...

, Brynna, Llanharry , Rhondda Cynon Taf , - ! CF81 , BARGOED , Bargoed, Aberbargoed,

Darran Valley Darran Valley () is a community (Wales), community in the Caerphilly (county borough), County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales. The Darran Valley consists of the valley of the Bargod Rhymni and contains the villages of Deri, Caerphilly, Deri, Pentwyn ...

, Gilfach,

Pontlottyn Pontlottyn () is a village located in the county borough of Caerphilly, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales. It is sited just to the south of Rhymney, and to the west of the Rhymney River. History Pontlottyn, initially p ...

, Caerphilly , - ! CF82 , HENGOED , Hengoed, Cefn Hengoed, Ystrad Mynach, Gelligaer, Maesycwmmer , Caerphilly , - ! CF83 , CAERPHILLY ,

, Abertridwr,

Senghenydd Senghenydd (, ) is a former mining village in the community of Aber Valley in South Wales, approximately four miles northwest of the town of Caerphilly. Historically within the county of Glamorgan, it is now situated in the county borough of Cae ...

Bedwas Bedwas is a town situated two miles north-east of Caerphilly, south Wales, situated in the Caerphilly (county borough), Caerphilly county borough, within the Historic counties of Wales, historic boundaries of Monmouthshire (historic), Monmouthshi ...

, Trethomas,

Machen Machen (from Welsh ' "place (of)" + ', a personal name) is a large village three miles east of Caerphilly, south Wales. It is situated in the Caerphilly borough within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It neighbours Bedwas and Treth ...

, Llanbradach, Pwllypant, Penyrheol, Energlyn, Trecenydd, Rudry , Caerphilly , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", CF91 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", CARDIFF , style="background:#FFFFFF;", , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", CF95 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", CARDIFF , style="background:#FFFFFF;", , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", CF99 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", CARDIFF , style="background:#FFFFFF;", , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic''

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