SOUTH VIEW DRIVE, CF3 3LY House Prices & Local Information

CF3 3LY is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on South View Drive, 0.5km from Rhymni in Cardiff. Administratively it sits within Rumney ward and the Cardiff South and Penarth constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, CF3 3LY is a neighbourhood with pockets of retirees, often in communal or managed housing. The daytime character shifts — white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. Average age 55 — this is a predominantly retired and pre-retirement community, with very low mobility and high owner-occupation. 42% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 51 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: Average house prices are around £232k. 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 3LY are sourced from Output Area W00009617 (shared with 5 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.