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Housing in CF11 8DF

What the homes in CF11 8DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Canton
Council
Cardiff
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,077 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (46.7%). Flats make up 24.4%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.

CF11 8DFWales
Detached4%28.5%
Semi-detached46.7%32.1%
Terraced24.9%26.6%
Purpose-built flat21.3%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.2%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

51.6% of households in the CF11 8DF area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 17.4% of households, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 17%. 25.3% own outright and 26.3% with a mortgage.

CF11 8DF
52%
17%
30%
Wales
  • Owned51.6%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0%0.3%
  • Private rented17.4%17%
  • Social rented30.5%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.6%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

CF11 8DFWales
Owned outright25.3%38%
With a mortgage or loan26.3%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.7%14.5%
Other private rented3.7%2.5%
From the council14.2%8.7%
From a housing association16.3%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 33.4% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

CF11 8DFWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.7%). 30% of households include dependent children.

CF11 8DFWales
Living alone, under 6622.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.8%14.6%
Couple, no children13.4%16.5%
Couple with dependent children16.4%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children5%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children13.6%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.5%10.2%
Sharers and other households8.4%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 CF11 8DF (Canton) (about 2,077 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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