Housing in CF5 5NY
What the homes in CF5 5NY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Caerau East
- Council
- Cardiff
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,717 (2024)
CF5 5NYCardiff
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (46.9%). Flats make up 26%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
31.2% of households in the CF5 5NY area own their home, less than half the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 10.9% of households, well below the Wales figure of 17%. 13.8% own outright and 17.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned31.2%66.1%
- Shared ownership0%0.3%
- Private rented10.9%17%
- Social rented57.4%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 25.8% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is a lone parent with dependent children (25.7%). 38.5% 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 5NY (Caerau East) (about 1,717 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.