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Housing in CF5 3TL

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

Neighbourhood
Fairwater North
Council
Cardiff
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,986 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (52.4%). Flats make up 53.7%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.

CF5 3TLWales
Detached1.7%28.5%
Semi-detached19.6%32.1%
Terraced25%26.6%
Purpose-built flat52.4%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

35.5% of households in the CF5 3TL area own their home, well below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 17.3% of households, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 17%. 15.9% own outright and 19.7% with a mortgage.

CF5 3TL
36%
17%
47%
Wales
  • Owned35.5%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.1%0.3%
  • Private rented17.3%17%
  • Social rented46.5%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

CF5 3TLWales
Owned outright15.9%38%
With a mortgage or loan19.7%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.3%14.5%
Other private rented2.1%2.5%
From the council39.4%8.7%
From a housing association7.1%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

CF5 3TLWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a lone parent with dependent children (27.1%). 41% of households include dependent children.

CF5 3TLWales
Living alone, under 6623.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.2%14.6%
Couple, no children8.9%16.5%
Couple with dependent children13.9%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.4%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children27.1%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.4%10.2%
Sharers and other households5.5%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 3TL (Fairwater North) (about 1,986 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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