The typical property in CF10

CF10 sits in Cardiff Council. The outcode covers central Cardiff, the bay area (Cardiff Bay was developed from the late 1990s on the former Cardiff Docks), the Senedd (Welsh Parliament), the Wales Millennium Centre, and parts of Cathays university campus. Housing is dominated by purpose-built apartment blocks built from the late 1990s onwards on Cardiff Bay (the Atlantic Wharf, Mermaid Quay and Roath Basin areas), Victorian terraces in Cathays, and limited residential stock in the central commercial area.

Cardiff Central station sits in adjacent CF10/CF11 and provides services on the South Wales Main Line to London Paddington in around 115 minutes, Newport, Swansea and the Welsh Valleys. Cardiff Queen Street provides services to the Valleys.

Employment is dominated by the Welsh Government, Cardiff University, the BBC Cymru/Wales (now at Central Square), the financial services and professional services sector, and substantial tourism.

Cardiff Council operates additional HMO licensing in defined areas including the central Cathays student belt. Welsh landlord regulation (Rent Smart Wales) applies.