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Housing in CF5 2YJ

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

Neighbourhood
Llandaf & Danescourt
Council
Cardiff
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,756 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (32.3%). Flats make up 44.1%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.

CF5 2YJWales
Detached12.6%28.5%
Semi-detached31.1%32.1%
Terraced12%26.6%
Purpose-built flat32.3%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house9.7%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.1%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70.3% of households in the CF5 2YJ area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 20.7% of households, above the Wales figure of 17%. 43% own outright and 27.3% with a mortgage.

CF5 2YJ
70%
21%
Wales
  • Owned70.3%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0%0.3%
  • Private rented20.7%17%
  • Social rented8.8%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

CF5 2YJWales
Owned outright43%38%
With a mortgage or loan27.3%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.7%14.5%
Other private rented3%2.5%
From the council0.4%8.7%
From a housing association8.5%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 45.6% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

CF5 2YJWales
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (25.2%). 20.3% of households include dependent children.

CF5 2YJWales
Living alone, under 6620.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over25.2%14.6%
Couple, no children15.2%16.5%
Couple with dependent children17.5%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.4%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children2.8%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.2%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.7%10.2%
Sharers and other households3.5%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 2YJ (Llandaf & Danescourt) (about 1,756 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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