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Housing in CF23 5PA

What the homes in CF23 5PA 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
1,728 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (46.1%). Flats make up 11.8%, broadly in line with the 12.5% across Wales.

CF23 5PAWales
Detached38%28.5%
Semi-detached46.1%32.1%
Terraced4%26.6%
Purpose-built flat10.2%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

88.4% of households in the CF23 5PA area own their home, above the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 8.4% of households, less than half the Wales figure of 17%. 54.9% own outright and 33.5% with a mortgage.

CF23 5PA
88%
Wales
  • Owned88.4%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
  • Private rented8.4%17%
  • Social rented3%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

CF23 5PAWales
Owned outright54.9%38%
With a mortgage or loan33.5%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.4%14.5%
Other private rented0.9%2.5%
From the council0.6%8.7%
From a housing association2.4%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 22.9% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

CF23 5PAWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.4%). 27.9% of households include dependent children.

CF23 5PAWales
Living alone, under 667.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.6%14.6%
Couple, no children15%16.5%
Couple with dependent children23.4%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.2%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children4.5%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.6%10.2%
Sharers and other households5.4%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 CF23 5PA (Pen-y-lan North) (about 1,728 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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