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CF area guide

Who lives in CF, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Cardiff
Region
Wales
Population
1,078,296 (2024)
At a glance

What CF is like

The CF postcode area in Wales covers 23,377 live postcodes and is home to about 1,078,296 people in 442,821 households. 65.4% of households own their home, 18.6% rent privately and 15.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 20–24, and 52.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Wales. Higher-harm crime is broadly in line with the England and Wales average. Homes in CF sold for a median of £230,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How CF compares

Headline figures for CF, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore
5.5/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Wales) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
7/ 10

Around the middle: 31.9 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£230,000

Median over 10,929 sales in CF, +1.7% on the year before.

TransportMore
2.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 12 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
443

443 schools in CF. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore
£46,643

Average annual income before tax, higher than 32% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where CF differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    A young populationPositive

    20.7% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 18.4% across Wales.

Questions

CF FAQs

01
Is CF a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.5 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 31.9 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 2.0 out of 10 (limited).
02
How much does a house cost in CF?

The median sale price over the last year was £230,000.

Homes in CF sold for a median of £230,000 across 10,929 sales in the year to August 2026, +1.7% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is CF safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.9 offences per 1,000 people a year around CF, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.
04
Who lives in CF?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 20–24, at 7.1% of residents. 65.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (33.7%).
05
Which council covers CF?

The local authority for CF is Cardiff.

CF comes under Cardiff in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is CF?

Connectivity scores 2.0 out of 10.

There are 12 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 2.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Trefforest Estate Rail Station, 2.0 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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