POPLAR ROAD, CF5 3PS House Prices & Local Information

CF5 3PS is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Poplar Road, 0.3km from Fairwater in Cardiff. Administratively it sits within Fairwater ward and the Cardiff West constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, CF5 3PS is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. Outside of residential hours, white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. At 42 years average, expect a well-rounded neighbourhood — a blend of established families, working professionals, and longer-term owner-occupiers. 55% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 45 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £250k, up 8.0% 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 3PS are sourced from Output Area W00009041 (shared with 9 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.