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On Maes Yr Hedydd, in Pontprennau
What it's like at CF23 8LJ: every home that has sold on Maes Yr Hedydd 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Maes Yr Hedydd; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 22 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Maes Yr HedyddDetached | Dec 1998 | £103,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Maes Yr HedyddDetached | Aug 1996 | £92,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 3, Maes Yr HedyddSemi-detached | Jul 2024 | £387,000 | 141 m² | £2,745/m² | 3 |
| 4, Maes Yr HedyddDetached | Jul 2005 | £235,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 5, Maes Yr HedyddDetached | Jun 1999 | £106,000 | 124 m² | £855/m² | 1 |
| 6, Maes Yr HedyddDetached | Sept 2018 | £420,000 | 150 m² | £2,800/m² | 3 |
| 7, Maes Yr HedyddDetached | Mar 2012 | £196,400 | – | – | 2 |
| 8, Maes Yr HedyddDetached | Aug 2012 | £249,999 | 129 m² | £1,938/m² | 3 |
| 9, Maes Yr HedyddDetached | Sept 2015 | £280,000 | 130 m² | £2,154/m² | 1 |
| 10, Maes Yr HedyddDetached | Mar 2003 | £199,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 11, Maes Yr HedyddDetached | Mar 2007 | £243,000 | – | – | 4 |
| 12, Maes Yr HedyddDetached | Nov 1997 | £96,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 13, Maes Yr HedyddDetached | May 2000 | £122,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 14, Maes Yr HedyddDetached | Oct 2022 | £475,500 | 121 m² | £3,930/m² | 2 |
| 15, Maes Yr HedyddDetached | Jun 2002 | £182,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 16, Maes Yr HedyddDetached | Sept 2022 | £480,000 | 128 m² | £3,750/m² | 2 |
| 17, Maes Yr HedyddDetached | Sept 1998 | £108,750 | – | – | 2 |
| 18, Maes Yr HedyddDetached | Feb 2023 | £550,000 | 172 m² | £3,198/m² | 2 |
| 19, Maes Yr HedyddDetached | Mar 1997 | £91,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 20, Maes Yr HedyddDetached | Jul 2021 | £425,000 | 105 m² | £4,048/m² | 3 |
| 21, Maes Yr HedyddDetached | Mar 1997 | £89,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 22, Maes Yr HedyddDetached | Apr 2017 | £400,000 | 180 m² | £2,222/m² | 2 |
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 Llanishen, a short drive or bike ride (2.5 km), with 226k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cardiff Central.
The nearest bus stop is Clos Cwm Du, 200 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes C1, 58, 57); 53 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Pontprennau, a few minutes' walk (400 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Corpus Christi Catholic High School, 1.1 km away.
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 750 m away, with Cocoa And Marmalade closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Cyncoed Medical Practice (750 m), with Pontprennau Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Lextan is 1.5 km away.
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 16 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Oasis Café is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The Village Inn the nearest pub (800 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 67 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 45% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1993-1999.
It's growing: about 531 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Butterfield Park, 550 m away; for exercise, PureGym (1.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Cardiff is 21 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 33 km.
Most households own their home, 19% rent privately.
It's young: 20% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 50% 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.
8 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%.
25 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 CF23 8LJ →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Maes Yr Hedydd in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 10 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 | 0.7% | 0.9% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.1% | 86.2% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.4% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.1% | 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.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.