WITHYCOMBE ROAD, CF3 5QF House Prices & Local Information

CF3 5QF is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Withycombe Road, 1.1km from Trowbridge in Cardiff. Administratively it sits within Llanrumney ward and the Cardiff South and Penarth constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, CF3 5QF is a diverse suburb with younger adults and first-time buyers, good starter homes. During the day, white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. The community skews young professional (average age 32) — expect a mix of renters, sharers, and first-time buyers. 39% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 23% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 40 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £168k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 1.8% 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 5QF are sourced from Output Area W00009325 (shared with 5 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.