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Housing in CF24 3LW

What the homes in CF24 3LW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Roath
Council
Cardiff
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,691 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (68.4%). Flats make up 23.6%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.

CF24 3LWWales
Detached3%28.5%
Semi-detached5%32.1%
Terraced68.4%26.6%
Purpose-built flat3.7%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house19.4%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

54.1% of households in the CF24 3LW area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 43% of households, more than double the Wales figure of 17%. 23.1% own outright and 31% with a mortgage.

CF24 3LW
54%
43%
Wales
  • Owned54.1%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0%0.3%
  • Private rented43%17%
  • Social rented2.9%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

CF24 3LWWales
Owned outright23.1%38%
With a mortgage or loan31%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent39.8%14.5%
Other private rented3.2%2.5%
From the council1.6%8.7%
From a housing association1.3%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 28.4% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

CF24 3LWWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (26.3%). 18.3% of households include dependent children.

CF24 3LWWales
Living alone, under 6620.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.5%14.6%
Couple, no children17.7%16.5%
Couple with dependent children14.9%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.5%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children3.4%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.4%10.2%
Sharers and other households26.3%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 CF24 3LW (Roath) (about 1,691 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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