PYLE ROAD, CF5 5JA House Prices & Local Information

CF5 5JA is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Pyle Road, 0.7km from Sweldon in Cardiff. Administratively it sits within Caerau ward and the Cardiff West constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, CF5 5JA 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. An average age of 34 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 42% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 24% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 78 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £108k, 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 5JA are sourced from Output Area W00008846 (shared with 3 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.