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CF8 3 area guide

Who lives in CF8 3, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Caerphilly
Region
Wales
Population
1,481 (2024)
At a glance

What CF8 3 is like

The CF8 3 postcode sector in Caerphilly covers 0 live postcodes and is home to about 1,481 people in 701 households. 79.6% of households own their home, 11.8% rent privately and 7.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 65–69, and 51.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Wales. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How CF8 3 compares

Headline figures for CF8 3, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore
6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Wales) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
5/ 10

Around the middle: 22.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore
3.2/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 7 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
0

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore
£43,971

Average annual income before tax, higher than 23% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where CF8 3 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    25.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.

  2. 02
    Few private renters

    Only 11.8% of households rent privately, against 17% across Wales.

  3. 03
    Mostly owner-occupied

    79.6% of households own their home, against 66.1% across Wales.

Questions

CF8 3 FAQs

01
Is CF8 3 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 22.3 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 3.2 out of 10 (limited).
02
Is CF8 3 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year around CF8 3, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.
03
Who lives in CF8 3?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 65–69, at 8.2% of residents. 79.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (64.1%).
04
Which council covers CF8 3?

The local authority for CF8 3 is Caerphilly.

CF8 3 comes under Caerphilly in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
05
How well connected is CF8 3?

Connectivity scores 3.2 out of 10.

There are 7 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 3.2 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Llanbradach Rail Station, 0.7 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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