OAKLANDS CLOSE, CF3 0AD House Prices & Local Information

CF3 0AD is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Oaklands Close, 0.6km from Trowbridge in Cardiff. Administratively it sits within Trowbridge ward and the Cardiff South and Penarth constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, CF3 0AD is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. An average age of 35 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 62% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 15% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 67 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £174k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area. 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 CF3 0AD are sourced from Output Area W00009682 (shared with 6 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.