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Housing in CF5 2RT

What the homes in CF5 2RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Llandaf & Danescourt
Council
Cardiff
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,297 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (52%). Flats make up 11.3%, broadly in line with the 12.5% across Wales.

CF5 2RTWales
Detached25.7%28.5%
Semi-detached52%32.1%
Terraced11%26.6%
Purpose-built flat10.6%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

84.2% of households in the CF5 2RT area own their home, above the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 13.9% of households, below the Wales figure of 17%. 50.4% own outright and 33.7% with a mortgage.

CF5 2RT
84%
14%
Wales
  • Owned84.2%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.7%0.3%
  • Private rented13.9%17%
  • Social rented1%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

CF5 2RTWales
Owned outright50.4%38%
With a mortgage or loan33.7%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.5%14.5%
Other private rented2.4%2.5%
From the council0%8.7%
From a housing association1%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.6% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

CF5 2RTWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.2%). 23.4% of households include dependent children.

CF5 2RTWales
Living alone, under 6617.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.3%14.6%
Couple, no children15.1%16.5%
Couple with dependent children19.2%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.3%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children4.2%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.6%10.2%
Sharers and other households2.1%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 2RT (Llandaf & Danescourt) (about 1,297 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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