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Housing in CF5 1HU

What the homes in CF5 1HU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Canton
Council
Cardiff
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,834 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (48%). Flats make up 12.9%, broadly in line with the 12.5% across Wales.

CF5 1HUWales
Detached12.8%28.5%
Semi-detached26.3%32.1%
Terraced48%26.6%
Purpose-built flat5.5%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.7%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.7%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.8% of households in the CF5 1HU area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 17.2% of households, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 17%. 29.7% own outright and 40.1% with a mortgage.

CF5 1HU
70%
17%
13%
Wales
  • Owned69.8%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.3%
  • Private rented17.2%17%
  • Social rented12.5%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

CF5 1HUWales
Owned outright29.7%38%
With a mortgage or loan40.1%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent15%14.5%
Other private rented2.2%2.5%
From the council1.2%8.7%
From a housing association11.4%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 25.4% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

CF5 1HUWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.2%). 29.3% of households include dependent children.

CF5 1HUWales
Living alone, under 6617.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.7%14.6%
Couple, no children18.1%16.5%
Couple with dependent children22.2%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children7.2%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.4%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.5%10.2%
Sharers and other households10.8%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 CF5 1HU (Canton) (about 1,834 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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