Housing in CF5 3RB
What the homes in CF5 3RB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Fairwater North
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,656 (2024)
CF5 3RBCardiff
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (47.4%). Flats make up 17.1%, above the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
61.7% of households in the CF5 3RB area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 17% of households, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 17%. 30% own outright and 31.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.7%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.3%0.3%
- Private rented17%17%
- Social rented20.6%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.1% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.6%). 28.5% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CF5 3RB (Fairwater North) (about 1,656 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.