COWBRIDGE ROAD EAST, CF5 1BH House Prices & Local Information

CF5 1BH is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Cowbridge Road East, 0.5km from Victoria Park in Cardiff. Administratively it sits within Canton ward and the Cardiff West constituency.

For serious buyers, CF5 1BH is a high-density urban area of young, single, transient residents. During the day, industrial activities connected with mining and quarrying. It has a young, student-heavy population (average age 28) — lively, but with high tenant turnover. 83% of residents own their home — above average for the district, consistent with a stable and sought-after address. Employment levels are high (68% in full-time work) — a well-connected, economically active community.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 40 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Prices average £540k. 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 CF5 1BH are sourced from Output Area W00010556 (shared with 285 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.