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On Penhill Road, in Pontcanna
What it's like at CF11 9PQ: every home that has sold on Penhill Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
5 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Penhill Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
6 of the 54 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Penhill RoadTerraced | Oct 2006 | £179,500 | 88 m² | £2,040/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Penhill RoadTerraced | Feb 2018 | £220,000 | 75 m² | £2,933/m² | 4 |
| 3, Penhill RoadTerraced | Oct 2024 | £330,000 | 71 m² | £4,648/m² | 3 |
| 4, Penhill RoadTerraced | Sept 2015 | £195,000 | 71 m² | £2,746/m² | 3 |
| 6, Penhill RoadTerraced | Nov 1996 | £52,000 | 86 m² | £605/m² | 1 |
| 7, Penhill RoadTerraced | Jun 2011 | £185,000 | 79 m² | £2,342/m² | 4 |
| 8, Penhill RoadTerraced | Dec 2003 | £159,950 | 78 m² | £2,051/m² | 2 |
| 9, Penhill RoadTerraced | Aug 2026 | £445,000 | 81 m² | £5,494/m² | 6 |
| 10, Penhill RoadTerraced | Dec 2017 | £305,000 | 80 m² | £3,813/m² | 2 |
| 14, Penhill RoadTerraced | Sept 2010 | £265,000 | 164 m² | £1,616/m² | 5 |
| 15, Penhill RoadTerraced | Jun 1997 | £58,950 | 105 m² | £561/m² | 1 |
| 16, Penhill RoadTerraced | Jun 2003 | £192,000 | 92 m² | £2,087/m² | 1 |
| 17, Penhill RoadTerraced | Aug 2011 | £245,000 | 124 m² | £1,976/m² | 4 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 51% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Ninian Park, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km), with 156k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cardiff Central.
The nearest bus stop is Llandaff Fields, 50 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (routes 24, 63, 64, 122); 42 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Radnor Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Cathays High School, 1.3 km away.
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is The Co-operative Group, 350 m away, with Bant A La Cart closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Canna Clinic (150 m), with Pontcanna Chemist the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Aroma Holistic Health and Beauty Clinic is 50 m away.
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 58 restaurants and cafés and 6 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Coffi Lab is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Romilly the nearest pub (400 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (9 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 172 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 44% flats and 2% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 78% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Thompson's Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Plas Pilates (150 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Cardiff is 14 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 35 km.
Many neighbours rent: 39% of households rent privately and 7% socially.
It's young: 22% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 66% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
33 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Cardiff West constituency: Mr Alex Barros-Curtis MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 7,019 (15.7%), turnout 59%. Vote shares: Labour 37%, Plaid Cymru 21%, Conservative 15%, Reform UK 13%.
26 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CF11 9PQ →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Penhill Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 43 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.4% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 84.6% | 86.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 13.3% | 12.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.