ST MARY STREET, CF10 1AD House Prices & Local Information

CF10 1AD is an up-and-coming urban area on St Mary Street, 0.9km from Adamsdown in Cardiff. Administratively it sits within Cathays ward and the Cardiff Central constituency.

This is a well-established rental postcode — a young professional neighbourhood — career-focused, mobile, mostly renting. The daytime character shifts — traditional high streets with some larger stores, mostly employees. An average age of 28 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 82% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants. The area has a notably diverse population — 50% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Cardiff. Employment levels are high (46% in full-time work) — a well-connected, economically active community.

Safety: Crime rates are high (557 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for CF10 1AD are sourced from Output Area W00010208 (shared with 134 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.