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CF24 4PE area guide

Who lives in CF24 4PE, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Cathays North
Council: Cardiff
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 1,761 (2024)

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At a glance

What CF24 4PE is like

CF24 4PE is a postcode in the Cathays North area of Cardiff. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,761 people. 29.6% of households own their home, 66.2% rent privately and 3.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 20–24, and 35.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Wales. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average. Homes in CF24 4 sold for a median of £274,500 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How CF24 4PE compares

Headline figures for CF24 4PE, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle: 26.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£274,500

Median over 106 sales in CF24 4, −1.1% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 65 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

Household incomeMore

£49,503

Average annual income before tax, higher than 40% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where CF24 4PE differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
66.2% of households rent privately, against 17% across Wales. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A student area
52.8% of adults are full-time students, against 7.9% across Wales. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.
03
A young populationPositive
66.3% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 18.4% across Wales.

Questions

CF24 4PE FAQs

Is CF24 4PE a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 26.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in CF24 4PE?

The median sale price over the last year was £274,500.

Homes in CF24 4 sold for a median of £274,500 across 106 sales in the year to August 2026, −1.1% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is CF24 4PE safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around CF24 4PE, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in CF24 4PE?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 20–24, at 44.7% of residents. 29.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (65%).

Which council covers CF24 4PE?

The local authority for CF24 4PE is Cardiff.

CF24 4PE comes under Cardiff in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is CF24 4PE?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 65 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (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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