Richards Terrace, Cardiff, CF24 1AD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding CF24 1AD is primarily male, with 56.6% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	45.4%	43.4%	-2.0%	51.0%	-7.6%
Male	54.6%	56.6%	2.0%	49.0%	7.6%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around CF24 1AD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 55% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	75%	55%	-20.0%	37.9%	17.1%
Married: Opposite sex	18.4%	35.1%	16.7%	44.2%	-9.1%
Separated	1.4%	2%	0.6%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	4.2%	6.9%	2.7%	9.1%	-2.2%
Widowed	0.9%	1%	0.1%	6.1%	-5.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (88.5%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	42%	45.3%	3.3%	48.4%	-3.1%
Good health	43.7%	43.2%	-0.5%	33.6%	9.6%
Fair health	9.7%	7.8%	-1.9%	12.7%	-4.9%
Bad health	2.9%	2.1%	-0.8%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	1.7%	1.6%	-0.1%	1.2%	0.4%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 47.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	5.7%	23.8%	18.1%	18.2%	5.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.5%	1.5%	-7.0%	9.6%	-8.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9.4%	5.4%	-4.0%	13.4%	-8.0%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	6.9%	5.5%	5.3%	1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	16.5%	11.9%	-4.6%	16.9%	-5.0%
Degree or Similar	44.8%	47.5%	2.7%	33.8%	13.7%
Other	13.7%	3%	-10.7%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 72.8% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	1.1%	-0.3%
Chinese	4.2%	0%	-4.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	3.4%	2.1%	-1.3%	3.1%	-1.0%
Pakistani	5.5%	2.9%	-2.6%	2.7%	0.2%
Other Asian	7.1%	0.4%	-6.7%	1.6%	-1.2%
Black African	1.3%	6.6%	5.3%	2.5%	4.1%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	5.8%	5.0%	0.8%	5.0%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.4%	1.2%	-2.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	0.4%	2.5%	2.1%	0.8%	1.7%
White	68.9%	72.8%	3.9%	81.4%	-8.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.8%	1.6%	0.8%	0.6%	1.0%
Other	1.7%	2.9%	1.2%	1.6%	1.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 53.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.6%	53.9%	-8.7%	83.2%	-29.3%
European Union	14.7%	20.2%	5.5%	6.1%	14.1%
Rest of Europe	0%	7.4%	7.4%	0.8%	6.6%
Africa	3.4%	8.6%	5.2%	2.7%	5.9%
Middle East and Asia	18.5%	9.1%	-9.4%	5.6%	3.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.2%	53.9%	-8.3%	83.2%	-29.3%
10+ Years	10.5%	13.6%	3.1%	9.8%	3.8%
5-10 Years	14.3%	14.8%	0.5%	2.9%	11.9%
2-5 Years	8.8%	13.2%	4.4%	2.2%	11.0%
Less than 2 years	4.2%	4.5%	0.3%	1.9%	2.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	51.6%	76.7%	-25.1%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
France	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Italy	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Portugal	3.7%	0.5%	3.2%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Lithuania	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Poland	8.6%	1.3%	7.3%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	4.5%	1.5%	3.0%
Turkey	7.4%	0.1%	7.3%
North Africa	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Middle East	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
No passport held	15.6%	13.5%	2.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.5%	37.2%	-6.7%
Christian	32.9%	46.2%	-13.3%
Muslim	17.3%	6.5%	10.8%
Other religion	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Not answered	17.3%	6.0%	11.3%

Safety

Is Richards Terrace Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Richards Terrace was 110.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 45.0% lower than the Adamsdown average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Richards Terrace has the 11th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Adamsdown and the 327th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 26.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 3.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 85% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,400

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in CF24 1AD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Overall Deprivation Rank - 10/10 (very high )
The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) measures how deprived small areas in Wales are compared to each other. WIMD highlights areas with the highest levels of different types of deprivation. Its main goal is to provide information about the most deprived areas in Wales to help make decisions about funding and local services. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
This domain measures the percentage of people with income below a certain level. It makes up 22% of the overall index.
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
This domain measures the lack of employment. It includes people of working age who are unable to work due to poor health or who are unemployed but looking for work. This domain makes up 22% of the overall Index.
Health Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
This domain measures poor health. It doesn't have any sub-sections. Some indicators are adjusted for age and sex to account for differences in different areas. This domain makes up 15% of the overall index.
Education Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
This domain measures how much people in an area lack education, training, and skills. It shows the educational disadvantages, like not having qualifications or skills. This domain makes up 14% of the overall index.
Access To Services Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
This domain measures how deprived a household is if they can't access important services needed for daily life, both in person and online. This includes not being able to get things like food (material deprivation) and not being able to do things like attend after-school activities (social deprivation). Poor access to services can make other types of deprivation worse. This domain counts for 10% of the overall index.
Housing Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The housing domain aims to identify poor housing based on physical conditions, living conditions, and availability. "Living conditions" means how suitable the housing is for the people living there, including health, safety, and necessary adjustments. This domain makes up 7% of the overall index.
Community Safety Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
This domain looks at how safe people feel in their community. It includes actual crime and fire incidents, as well as how safe people feel when they are outside in their neighborhood. This domain makes up 5% of the overall index.
Physical Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
This domain measures things in the local area that might affect the well-being or quality of life of residents. It makes up 5% of the overall index.

Property Prices

Average property prices on Richards Terrace are based on 134 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Cardiff.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Richards Terrace, Cardiff, CF24 1AD

Estimated Average Property Prices for CF24 1AD

Average Price
£139,054

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£139,054

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Richards Terrace

Average Price
£271,220

Semi-Detached
£323,486

Terraced
£322,334

Detached
£422,424

Flats/Maisonettes
£131,480

Other
£255,468

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Richards TerraceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
12 Richards Court Richards Terrace, Cardiff, Cardiff Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£146,250	2024-11-28	£145,369
21 Richards Court Richards Terrace, Cardiff, Cardiff Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£135,000	2021-12-22	£144,800
4 Richards Court Richards Terrace, Cardiff, Cardiff Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£124,500	2021-02-04	£141,510
18 Richards Court Richards Terrace, Cardiff, Cardiff Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£118,000	2019-10-31	£139,237
16 Richards Court Richards Terrace, Cardiff, Cardiff Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£120,000	2019-08-16	£141,597

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CF24 1AD

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in CF24 1AD area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	68
Student (economically inactive)	28
Self-Employed	23
Part-Time Employee	23
Looking after home or family	18
Unemployed	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10
Other	9
Retired	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Financial and insurance activities	16
Education	15
Administrative and support service activities	10
Information and communication	10
Other	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Transport and storage	6
Manufacturing	6
Real estate activities	4
Construction	4
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stacey Primary School Stacey Road , Roath CF24 1DW	- not rated	261 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
St Peter's R.C. Primary School Southey Street , Roath CF24 3SP	- not rated	423 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Adamsdown Primary School System Street , Adamsdown CF24 0JF	- not rated	687 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Tredegarville C.I.W. Primary School Glossop Road , Roath CF24 0JT	- not rated	820 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Cardiff Academy 40 - 41 the Parade , Roath CF24 3AB	- not rated	855 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The South Kitchen	57 Broadway, Adamsdown	47 yd
Sphinx	55 Broadway, Adamsdown	53 yd
Rainbow of Hope	23 - 25 Broadway, Adamsdown	137 yd
Chickolex	18 Broadway, Adamsdown	261 yd
Central African Association Cafe	12 Broadway, Adamsdown	279 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Roath Conservative Club	Roath Conservative Club, 7 - 11 Cyril Crescent, Roath	185 yd
The Clifton Hotel	The Clifton, 1 Clifton Street, Adamsdown	316 yd
Old Illtydians Rfc	1 Splott Road, Splott	464 yd
The Four Elms	1 Elm Street, Roath	466 yd
St Peters Rugby Football Club Ltd	St Peters Rfc Minster Road, Roath	615 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Spice Fusion	80 Broadway, Adamsdown	63 yd
Al-Ikhlas Centre	90 - 92 Broadway, Adamsdown	71 yd
BAMBOO HOUSE	Ground Floor Shop, 134 Broadway, Adamsdown	226 yd
Pizza Kitchen	3, Upper Clifton Street Clifton Street, Adamsdown	324 yd
Golden House	4, Upper Clifton Street Clifton Street, Adamsdown	324 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco Express, 31 - 32 Clifton Street, Adamsdown	420 yd
The Co-operative Group	40 - 42 Splott Road, Splott	751 yd
Shop Right	28 - 30 City Road, Roath	825 yd
Home Bargains	Unit 3c, City Link Newport Road, Adamsdown	884 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd	Unit 3a, City Link Newport Road, Adamsdown	884 yd

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near CF24 1AD postcode.

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	150 Mbit/s
Average download speed	254.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.