CF5 2AY House Prices & Local Information

CF5 2AY is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.6km from Pontcanna in Cardiff. Administratively it sits within Riverside ward and the Cardiff West constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, CF5 2AY is an area with a high proportion of elderly residents, often in communal housing. The daytime character shifts — large schools, colleges, and universities, nationally widespread. With an average age of 46, this is established family country — quiet streets, strong community ties, and low rental churn. 45% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 38 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. 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 2AY are sourced from Output Area W00009576 (shared with 20 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.