PLASMAWR ROAD, CF5 3LT House Prices & Local Information

CF5 3LT is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Plasmawr Road, 0.2km from Fairwater in Cardiff. Administratively it sits within Fairwater ward and the Cardiff West constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, CF5 3LT is a neighbourhood with pockets of retirees, often in communal or managed housing. The daytime character shifts — white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. With an average age of 51, this is established family country — quiet streets, strong community ties, and low rental churn. 49% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 44 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £163k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area. 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 3LT are sourced from Output Area W00009046 (shared with 11 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.