The typical property in CF3
CF3 covers Llanrumney, St Mellons and east Cardiff, mixed council estates and newer development on the M4 corridor.
Area summary
CF3 sits in Cardiff Council. The outcode covers Llanrumney, St Mellons, Old St Mellons and Trowbridge. Housing is mixed: 1950s and 1960s council estates (Llanrumney was a major Cardiff Corporation development), Right-to-Buy semis, and significant newer estate development (St Mellons was substantially expanded from the 1980s onwards).
There is no station within CF3. Cardiff Central is the closest mainline option. The M4 at junctions 29 and 30 provides motorway access.
Employment patterns are commuter into central Cardiff, the M4 corridor and the Newport employment belt. Demographics skew towards working families with deprivation indices above the Cardiff average in parts of Llanrumney per ONS data.
Cardiff Council operates additional HMO licensing in defined areas (mostly in central Cardiff). The Renters Reform (Wales) Act 2016 and the Housing (Wales) Act 2014 differ from English regulation; private landlords in Wales must register and be licensed under Rent Smart Wales. Welsh tenancy regulation is governed by the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016. Wales has its own EPC regulations distinct from England.
What the data shows
Researched facts
Buyer notes
- Wales has different landlord licensing (Rent Smart Wales) from England
- Tenancy regulation differs, Welsh standard occupation contracts, not ASTs
- M4 traffic noise affects properties near junctions 29 and 30
The full CF3 data page
Sold price history, crime totals, EPC distribution, council tax bands and more, pulled live from HM Land Registry, Police UK and the EPC Register.
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