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On Alwen Drive, in Thornhill
What it's like at CF14 9HD: every home that has sold on Alwen Drive 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.
Sales and extensions on Alwen Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 20 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Alwen DriveSemi-detached | Aug 2019 | £230,000 | 71 m² | £3,239/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Alwen DriveDetached | Oct 2016 | £305,000 | 99 m² | £3,081/m² | 1 |
| 3, Alwen DriveTerraced | Aug 1999 | £62,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, Alwen DriveTerraced | Sept 2011 | £160,000 | 55 m² | £2,909/m² | 3 |
| 6, Alwen DriveTerraced | Jan 2015 | £130,000 | 55 m² | £2,364/m² | 3 |
| 7, Alwen DriveTerraced | Aug 2001 | £92,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 8, Alwen DriveTerraced | Sept 1999 | £54,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 9, Alwen DriveTerraced | May 2015 | £186,000 | 63 m² | £2,952/m² | 2 |
| 10, Alwen DriveTerraced | Feb 2023 | £220,000 | 47 m² | £4,681/m² | 5 |
| 11, Alwen DriveTerraced | Jun 2015 | £243,000 | 94 m² | £2,585/m² | 1 |
| 13, Alwen DriveTerraced | Feb 2024 | £250,000 | 55 m² | £4,545/m² | 5 |
| 14, Alwen DriveTerraced | Nov 2001 | £127,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 15, Alwen DriveTerraced | Aug 2003 | £94,000 | 55 m² | £1,709/m² | 3 |
| 16, Alwen DriveDetached | Mar 2021 | £309,000 | 99 m² | £3,121/m² | 2 |
| 18, Alwen DriveTerraced | Mar 2021 | £193,500 | 55 m² | £3,518/m² | 1 |
| 19, Alwen DriveTerraced | Aug 1999 | £50,000 | 51 m² | £980/m² | 1 |
| 20, Alwen DriveTerraced | Oct 2022 | £240,000 | 55 m² | £4,364/m² | 4 |
| 21, Alwen DriveTerraced | Jun 2026 | £315,000 | 63 m² | £5,000/m² | 5 |
| 22, Alwen DriveTerraced | Apr 2021 | £185,000 | 60 m² | £3,083/m² | 3 |
| 24, Alwen DriveTerraced | Oct 2024 | £240,000 | 55 m² | £4,364/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: 41% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Lisvane & Thornhill, a few minutes' walk (300 m), with 241k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cardiff Central.
The nearest bus stop is Heol Hir, 550 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (route 27).
The nearest primary school is Thornhill Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Llanishen High School, 1.3 km away.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 700 m away, with BettaChops closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is North Cardiff Medical Centre (750 m), with Insync Pharmacy Thornhill the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, ICE Hair Team is 1.6 km away.
It's quiet in the evenings: only 1 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Miller & Carter Thornhill is the closest café or restaurant (1.3 km), and The Old Cottage the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 27 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 37% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
The nearest park is Heol y Barcud Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Llanishen Leisure Centre (1.8 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Cardiff is 19 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 37 km.
Most households own their home, 18% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 47% 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.
7 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 North constituency: Anna McMorrin MP (Labour), since June 2017. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 11,207 (23.6%), turnout 66%. Vote shares: Labour 44%, Conservative 20%, Reform UK 13%, Plaid Cymru 10%.
15 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 CF14 9HD →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Alwen Drive in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 16 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 96.4% | 86.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.5% | 12.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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.
Nearest: Penarth Beach · about 31 min
Nearest: Garw Valley Railway · about 31 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.