PEN Y PEEL ROAD, CF5 1QX House Prices & Local Information

CF5 1QX is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Pen Y Peel Road, 0.1km from Canton in Cardiff. Administratively it sits within Canton ward and the Cardiff West constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, CF5 1QX is a working-class neighbourhood with strong employment ties. The daytime character shifts — major hospitals and public administration with diverse workforces. The 37 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 27% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 43 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £288k. 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 1QX are sourced from Output Area W00008869 (shared with 14 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.