COWBRIDGE ROAD WEST, CF5 5TA House Prices & Local Information

CF5 5TA is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Cowbridge Road West, 0.4km from Ely in Cardiff. Administratively it sits within Caerau ward and the Cardiff West constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, CF5 5TA is a striving suburban area — non-UK born households working to get ahead. The daytime character shifts — urban high streets with mixed ethnicity and businesses. The 37 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 49% 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 is moderate at 68 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: Average house prices are around £300k. 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 5TA are sourced from Output Area W00008833 (shared with 8 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.