TARWICK DRIVE, CF3 0AF House Prices & Local Information

CF3 0AF is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Tarwick Drive, 0.4km from Trowbridge in Cardiff. Administratively it sits within Trowbridge ward and the Cardiff South and Penarth constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, CF3 0AF is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. The 34 average age reflects a thriving young professional community — a good mix of renters and first-time buyers, with strong employment rates. 52% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 19% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 52 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £170k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 20.6% year-on-year. 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 0AF are sourced from Output Area W00009681 (shared with 5 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.