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CF2 3UT area guide

Who lives in CF2 3UT, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Roath
Council: Cardiff
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 1,634 (2024)
Status: No longer in use

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At a glance

What CF2 3UT is like

CF2 3UT is a postcode in the Roath area of Cardiff. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,634 people. 46.9% of households own their home, 50.2% rent privately and 2.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 20–24, and 48.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Wales. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How CF2 3UT compares

Headline figures for CF2 3UT, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 22.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

7.0/ 10

Very good: 3 stations within a mile, 57 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

18 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£55,078

Average annual income before tax, higher than 55% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where CF2 3UT differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
50.2% of households rent privately, against 17% across Wales. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A student area
32.1% of adults are full-time students, against 7.9% across Wales. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.
03
A young populationPositive
48.7% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 18.4% across Wales.
04
Well connectedPositive
3 stations within a mile and 57 bus stops within a ten-minute walk.

Questions

CF2 3UT FAQs

Is CF2 3UT a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 22.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10 (very good).

Is CF2 3UT safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around CF2 3UT, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in CF2 3UT?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 20–24, at 26.4% of residents. 46.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (78.6%).

Which council covers CF2 3UT?

The local authority for CF2 3UT is Cardiff.

CF2 3UT comes under Cardiff in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is CF2 3UT?

Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10.

There are 57 bus stops within 800m and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 7.0 out of 10 (very good). The nearest station is Cathays Rail Station, 0.5 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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