Housing in CF23 5JJ
What the homes in CF23 5JJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Pen-y-lan North
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,795 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (43%). Flats make up 51.9%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
68.1% of households in the CF23 5JJ area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 19.4% of households, above the Wales figure of 17%. 42.4% own outright and 25.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned68.1%66.1%
- Shared ownership0%0.3%
- Private rented19.4%17%
- Social rented12.3%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.2%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. 40.8% 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 66 or over (25.7%). 21.9% 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 5JJ (Pen-y-lan North) (about 1,795 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.