CF1 8LH

a terminated postcode in Cardiff

Introduced in January 1980, terminated in June 1999

CF1 8LH	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4787 / 51°28'43"N

Longitude: -3.1879 / 3°11'16"W

UTM Reference: 30U 486949 5703080

OS Easting: 317600

OS Northing: 176200

OS Grid: ST176762

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KGM.4W

Mapcode Global: VH6FD.P3J7

Open Location Code: 9C3RFRH6+FR

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81jl74

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 4a3

Low-Skilled Migrant and Student Communities
Ethnically Diverse Families in Less Connected Locations
Multi-Child Young Families

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 327 / 1909

2nd decile
much more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for CF1 8LH on Wednesday 3 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	03:05
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:13
Sunrise	04:59
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:10
Sunset	21:22
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:07
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:16

Hours of daylight today	04:29 to 21:52
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:52 to 04:28
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	05:55
Moon Rises	23:27

For a full sun and moon calendar for CF1 8LH, go to The Time and Place

Elected Representatives for CF1 8LH

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Cardiff West

MP

Alex Barros-Curtis Labour

Cardiff Council

Unitary Authority electoral division (UTE)

Riverside

Councillors

Kanaya Singh Labour

Leonora Thomson Labour

Caro Wild Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for CF1 8LH

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
W00009568		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
W01001862	Cardiff 042D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
W02000408	Cardiff 042	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
W04001003	Riverside	Communities	Administrative	1 April 2017	WG (LGBC)
W05001293	Riverside	Electoral Wards	Administrative/Electoral	5 May 2022	WG (LGBC)
W06000015	Cardiff	Unitary Authorities	Administrative	1 January 2009	WG (LGBC)
W07000092	Cardiff West	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	WG (BC)
W11000029	Cardiff and Vale University Health Board	Local Health Boards	Health	1 October 2009	WG (Health)
W15000003	South Wales	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
W16000004	South East Wales	Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills, WG	Other	1 January 2009	WG (Educ)
W22000024	Cardiff	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
W31000001	Wales Non-National Park Area	Wales Non-National Park Area	Other	1 January 2009	WG (Envt)
W35002630		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
W45001208	Cardiff	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
W92000004	Wales	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

The UK Postcode Database