BARRACK LANE, CF10 2FR House Prices & Local Information

CF10 2FR is an up-and-coming urban area on Barrack Lane, 0.6km from Adamsdown in Cardiff. Administratively it sits within Cathays ward and the Cardiff Central constituency.

This is a well-established rental postcode — a university campus area — mostly students in halls, very high turnover. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a public administration and security zone — public administration and security with mainly white workforces. Average age 26 — a clear signal of a student and young renter community, typically with strong café and nightlife culture nearby. 70% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants. The area has a notably diverse population — 100% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Cardiff.

Safety: Crime rates are high (732 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 2FR are sourced from Output Area W00010573 (shared with 232 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.