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Housing in CF10 2SF

What the homes in CF10 2SF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cathays South & Bute Park
Council
Cardiff
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
3,386 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (86.1%). Flats make up 97.7%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.

CF10 2SFWales
Detached0.9%28.5%
Semi-detached0.3%32.1%
Terraced1.1%26.6%
Purpose-built flat86.1%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building10.4%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

21.8% of households in the CF10 2SF area own their home, less than half the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 73.5% of households, more than double the Wales figure of 17%. 11.4% own outright and 10.4% with a mortgage.

CF10 2SF
22%
73%
Wales
  • Owned21.8%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.3%
  • Private rented73.5%17%
  • Social rented4.4%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

CF10 2SFWales
Owned outright11.4%38%
With a mortgage or loan10.4%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent68.7%14.5%
Other private rented4.8%2.5%
From the council0.5%8.7%
From a housing association3.9%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 55.9% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

CF10 2SFWales
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40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (52.8%). 8.4% of households include dependent children.

CF10 2SFWales
Living alone, under 6652.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over3.1%14.6%
Couple, no children18.8%16.5%
Couple with dependent children7.1%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children0.5%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children1.3%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.2%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.1%10.2%
Sharers and other households14%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 CF10 2SF (Cathays South & Bute Park) (about 3,386 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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