NORTHUMBERLAND STREET, CF5 1LZ House Prices & Local Information

CF5 1LZ is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Northumberland Street, 0.2km from Canton in Cardiff. Administratively it sits within Canton ward and the Cardiff West constituency.

This is a strong family neighbourhood — a high-density urban area of young, single, transient residents. During the day, ethnically mixed self-employed professional services, home workers in outer suburbs. The community skews young professional (average age 32) — expect a mix of renters, sharers, and first-time buyers. 62% of properties are owner-occupied — a strong indicator of neighbourhood stability and long-term community investment.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 46 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £361k. 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 1LZ are sourced from Output Area W00008878 (shared with 8 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.