GLAN ELY CLOSE, CF5 3EJ House Prices & Local Information

CF5 3EJ is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Glan Ely Close, 0.7km from Fairwater in Cardiff. Administratively it sits within Fairwater ward and the Cardiff West constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, CF5 3EJ is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. The daytime character shifts — white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. The 36 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 58% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 21% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 33 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £192k, up 13.5% 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 CF5 3EJ are sourced from Output Area W00009050 (shared with 6 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.