MERCIA ROAD, CF24 2TE House Prices & Local Information

CF24 2TE is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Mercia Road, 0.3km from Tremorfa in Cardiff. Administratively it sits within Splott ward and the Cardiff South and Penarth constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, CF24 2TE is a diverse suburb with younger adults and first-time buyers, good starter homes. The daytime character shifts — white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. An average age of 33 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 42% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 57 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £167k, 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 CF24 2TE are sourced from Output Area W00009663 (shared with 9 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.