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Housing in CF10 5BL

What the homes in CF10 5BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Butetown
Council
Cardiff
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,756 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (50.3%). Flats make up 62.6%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.

CF10 5BLWales
Detached1.3%28.5%
Semi-detached5.5%32.1%
Terraced30.6%26.6%
Purpose-built flat50.3%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.5%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building7.7%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

37% of households in the CF10 5BL area own their home, well below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 33.8% of households, well above the Wales figure of 17%. 14.8% own outright and 22.2% with a mortgage.

CF10 5BL
37%
34%
29%
Wales
  • Owned37%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.3%
  • Private rented33.8%17%
  • Social rented28.5%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

CF10 5BLWales
Owned outright14.8%38%
With a mortgage or loan22.2%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.8%14.5%
Other private rented4%2.5%
From the council9.9%8.7%
From a housing association18.6%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 44.1% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

CF10 5BLWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (35.5%). 16.1% of households include dependent children.

CF10 5BLWales
Living alone, under 6635.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.6%14.6%
Couple, no children18.6%16.5%
Couple with dependent children10.6%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.2%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children5.5%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.4%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.2%10.2%
Sharers and other households11.4%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 5BL (Butetown) (about 1,756 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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