Housing in CF23 5HU
What the homes in CF23 5HU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Pen-y-lan South
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,635 (2024)
CF23 5HUCardiff
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (42.3%). Flats make up 61.8%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
45% of households in the CF23 5HU area own their home, well below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 50.6% of households, more than double the Wales figure of 17%. 22.2% own outright and 22.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned45%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.1%0.3%
- Private rented50.6%17%
- Social rented4.1%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 42.9% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (32.3%). 17.8% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CF23 5HU (Pen-y-lan South) (about 1,635 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.