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Housing in CF1 7NJ

What the homes in CF1 7NJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Grangetown North
Council
Cardiff
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,985 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (63.6%). Flats make up 26.5%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.

CF1 7NJWales
Detached3.9%28.5%
Semi-detached5.9%32.1%
Terraced63.6%26.6%
Purpose-built flat17.7%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.3%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.6%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

45.5% of households in the CF1 7NJ area own their home, well below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 41.1% of households, more than double the Wales figure of 17%. 18.9% own outright and 26.6% with a mortgage.

CF1 7NJ
46%
41%
13%
Wales
  • Owned45.5%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.1%0.3%
  • Private rented41.1%17%
  • Social rented13%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

CF1 7NJWales
Owned outright18.9%38%
With a mortgage or loan26.6%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent39.5%14.5%
Other private rented1.6%2.5%
From the council4.5%8.7%
From a housing association8.5%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 30.3% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

CF1 7NJWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.4%). 26.4% of households include dependent children.

CF1 7NJWales
Living alone, under 6624.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6%14.6%
Couple, no children22%16.5%
Couple with dependent children17.8%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.7%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children8.7%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over2%10.2%
Sharers and other households11.2%5.6%
Rents

Private rents in Cardiff

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Cardiff (August 2026, +3.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

CardiffWales
All homes£1,177£846
One bedroom£908£636
Two bedrooms£1,085£779
Three bedrooms£1,211£890
Four or more£1,703£1,247
Detached£1,516£1,083
Semi-detached£1,186£877
Terraced£1,177£833
Flat or maisonette£995£706
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CF1 7NJ (Grangetown North) (about 1,985 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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