Housing in CF81 8QQ
What the homes in CF81 8QQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bargoed
- Council
- Caerphilly
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,486 (2024)
CF81 8QQBargoed
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (79.8%). Flats make up 7.6%, well below the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
70.7% of households in the CF81 8QQ area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 20.9% of households, above the Wales figure of 17%. 43.8% own outright and 26.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned70.7%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
- Private rented20.9%17%
- Social rented8.3%16.5%
- Lives rent free0%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.7% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.6%). 22.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Caerphilly
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Caerphilly (August 2026, +8.1% 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 CF81 8QQ (Bargoed) (about 1,486 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.