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On Drum Tower View, in Caerphilly South
What it's like at CF83 2XW: every home that has sold on Drum Tower View 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Drum Tower View; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 75 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 32, Drum Tower ViewTerraced | Dec 2007 | £205,000 | 113 m² | £1,814/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33, Drum Tower ViewSemi-detached | Mar 2018 | £216,000 | 105 m² | £2,057/m² | 2 |
| 34, Drum Tower ViewSemi-detached | Jun 2014 | £169,999 | 85 m² | £2,000/m² | 2 |
| 35, Drum Tower ViewSemi-detached | Apr 2016 | £172,000 | 89 m² | £1,933/m² | 2 |
| 37, Drum Tower ViewSemi-detached | Jun 2008 | £249,995 | – | – | 1 |
| 38, Drum Tower ViewDetached | Jun 2014 | £182,000 | 88 m² | £2,068/m² | 2 |
| Flat F, 39, Drum Tower ViewFlat | Aug 2023 | £128,000 | 54 m² | £2,370/m² | 2 |
| Flat C, 39, Drum Tower ViewFlat | Jun 2023 | £129,000 | 63 m² | £2,048/m² | 4 |
| Flat I, 39, Drum Tower ViewFlat | Sept 2007 | £131,000 | 65 m² | £2,015/m² | 1 |
| Flat K, 39, Drum Tower ViewFlat | Sept 2007 | £130,000 | 70 m² | £1,857/m² | 1 |
| Flat J, 39, Drum Tower ViewFlat | Jul 2024 | £130,000 | 62 m² | £2,097/m² | 2 |
| Flat G, 39, Drum Tower ViewFlat | Aug 2016 | £91,000 | 62 m² | £1,468/m² | 3 |
| Flat H, 39, Drum Tower ViewFlat | Feb 2025 | £118,050 | 52 m² | £2,270/m² | 2 |
| Flat E, 39, Drum Tower ViewFlat | Mar 2024 | £115,000 | 37 m² | £3,108/m² | 3 |
| Flat D, 39, Drum Tower ViewFlat | Sept 2007 | £130,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat A, 39, Drum Tower ViewFlat | Sept 2025 | £120,000 | 42 m² | £2,857/m² | 2 |
| 41, Drum Tower ViewSemi-detached | Mar 2017 | £180,000 | 77 m² | £2,338/m² | 2 |
| 42, Drum Tower ViewDetached | Jul 2007 | £260,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 43, Drum Tower ViewDetached | Apr 2007 | £250,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 44, Drum Tower ViewDetached | Apr 2007 | £232,000 | 109 m² | £2,128/m² | 1 |
| 45, Drum Tower ViewDetached | Jun 2017 | £235,000 | 110 m² | £2,136/m² | 1 |
| 47, Drum Tower ViewDetached | Nov 2007 | £260,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 48, Drum Tower ViewDetached | May 2006 | £225,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 49, Drum Tower ViewTerraced | Jan 2024 | £225,000 | 111 m² | £2,027/m² | 1 |
| 50, Drum Tower ViewTerraced | Apr 2023 | £292,000 | 115 m² | £2,539/m² | 2 |
| 51, Drum Tower ViewDetached | Dec 2017 | £208,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 52, Drum Tower ViewTerraced | Jul 2015 | £139,000 | 75 m² | £1,853/m² | 2 |
| 53, Drum Tower ViewTerraced | Jul 2024 | £238,000 | 72 m² | £3,306/m² | 3 |
| 54, Drum Tower ViewTerraced | Oct 2021 | £255,000 | 110 m² | £2,318/m² | 2 |
| 55, Drum Tower ViewSemi-detached | Feb 2007 | £199,995 | 111 m² | £1,802/m² | 1 |
| 56, Drum Tower ViewSemi-detached | Sept 2006 | £210,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 57, Drum Tower ViewSemi-detached | Nov 2015 | £170,000 | 81 m² | £2,099/m² | 2 |
| 59, Drum Tower ViewDetached | Jan 2006 | £244,950 | 115 m² | £2,130/m² | 1 |
| 60, Drum Tower ViewDetached · company-owned | Sept 2020 | £300,000 | 117 m² | £2,564/m² | 1 |
| 61, Drum Tower ViewSemi-detached | Mar 2026 | £255,000 | 96 m² | £2,656/m² | 1 |
| 65, Drum Tower ViewDetached | Dec 2015 | £215,500 | 112 m² | £1,924/m² | 3 |
| 66, Drum Tower ViewDetached | Oct 2005 | £205,000 | 89 m² | £2,303/m² | 1 |
| 34, Trem Twr Y DrwmSemi-detached | Jun 2013 | £165,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 36, Trem Twr Y DrwmDetached | Nov 2008 | £244,995 | – | – | 1 |
| 38, Trem Twr Y DrwmDetached | Apr 2013 | £185,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Aber, about a 10-minute walk (900 m), with 145k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cardiff Central.
The nearest bus stop is Cwrt Rawlin Inn, 50 m away, with a bus about every 22 minutes on weekdays (routes 120, 26); 10 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Cwrt Rawlin Primary School, a few minutes' walk (100 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Cenydd School, 1.1 km away.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 100 m away; Bargain Booze (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Nantgarw Road Medical Centre (300 m), with Nelson'S Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Lextan is 50 m away.
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 32 restaurants and cafés and 15 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Subway is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Cwrt Rawlin Inn the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (27 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 111 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 32% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Morgan Jones Park, 1.3 km away; for exercise, Creazione Fitness Village (250 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Cardiff is 21 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 41 km.
Most households own their home, 13% rent privately.
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.
18 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.
Caerphilly constituency: Chris Evans MP (Labour (Co-op)), since May 2010. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 6,419 (16.8%), turnout 53%. Vote shares: Labour 38%, Plaid Cymru 21%, Reform UK 20%, Conservative 12%.
12 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 CF83 2XW →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Drum Tower View in the last 12 months.
On this street: 2 of 56 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 10 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 94.2% | 96.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.9% | 1.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.3% | 1.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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.