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Housing in CF5 3LJ

What the homes in CF5 3LJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Fairwater North
Council
Cardiff
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,581 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (49.8%). Flats make up 18.5%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.

CF5 3LJWales
Detached1.2%28.5%
Semi-detached49.8%32.1%
Terraced30.4%26.6%
Purpose-built flat16.5%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

61.1% of households in the CF5 3LJ area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 9.8% of households, well below the Wales figure of 17%. 29.3% own outright and 31.9% with a mortgage.

CF5 3LJ
61%
28%
Wales
  • Owned61.1%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.9%0.3%
  • Private rented9.8%17%
  • Social rented28%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

CF5 3LJWales
Owned outright29.3%38%
With a mortgage or loan31.9%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent7%14.5%
Other private rented2.8%2.5%
From the council24.8%8.7%
From a housing association3.3%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 31% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

CF5 3LJWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (17.9%). 30.6% of households include dependent children.

CF5 3LJWales
Living alone, under 6617.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.1%14.6%
Couple, no children11.9%16.5%
Couple with dependent children17.3%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.3%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children13.3%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.9%10.2%
Sharers and other households7.3%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 CF5 3LJ (Fairwater North) (about 1,581 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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