Neilson Close, Cardiff, CF24 2BT

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around CF24 2BT is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.9%	51.4%	-0.5%	51.0%	0.4%
Male	48.1%	48.6%	0.5%	49.0%	-0.4%

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 2BT, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 49% 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	50.4%	49%	-1.4%	37.9%	11.1%
Married: Opposite sex	20.5%	29.9%	9.4%	44.2%	-14.3%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	3%	3.1%	0.1%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	15.5%	12.3%	-3.2%	9.1%	3.2%
Widowed	10.6%	4.6%	-6.0%	6.1%	-1.5%

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 lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (65.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	42.3%	38.2%	-4.1%	48.4%	-10.2%
Good health	31.2%	26.9%	-4.3%	33.6%	-6.7%
Fair health	11.4%	18.3%	6.9%	12.7%	5.6%
Bad health	12%	12.5%	0.5%	4.0%	8.5%
Very bad health	3.2%	4%	0.8%	1.2%	2.8%

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.

In the area around CF24 2BT this area, 35.2% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	48.5%	35.2%	-13.3%	18.2%	17.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.4%	8%	-9.4%	9.6%	-1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.7%	12.3%	0.6%	13.4%	-1.1%
Apprenticeship	3.4%	5.7%	2.3%	5.3%	0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.3%	11.1%	5.8%	16.9%	-5.8%
Degree or Similar	7.2%	24.1%	16.9%	33.8%	-9.7%
Other	6.4%	3.4%	-3.0%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 54.2% 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	0.6%	2.5%	1.9%	1.1%	1.4%
Chinese	2.6%	0.3%	-2.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	2%	1.2%	-0.8%	3.1%	-1.9%
Pakistani	3.2%	1.5%	-1.7%	2.7%	-1.2%
Other Asian	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	1.6%	-0.4%
Black African	8.5%	24%	15.5%	2.5%	21.5%
Black Caribbean	1.2%	1.5%	0.3%	1.0%	0.5%
Other Black	0.9%	2.2%	1.3%	0.5%	1.7%
Mixed White and Asian	3.2%	0.9%	-2.3%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	1.5%	2.8%	1.3%	0.4%	2.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.5%	1.8%	-1.7%	0.9%	0.9%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	70.6%	54.2%	-16.4%	81.4%	-27.2%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.6%	4.9%	4.3%	1.6%	3.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 75.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.1%	75.5%	-9.6%	83.2%	-7.7%
European Union	2.3%	2.1%	-0.2%	6.1%	-4.0%
Africa	4.7%	15%	10.3%	2.7%	12.3%
Middle East and Asia	7%	6.7%	-0.3%	5.6%	1.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.6%	-0.3%	1.3%	-0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	85.1%	75.3%	-9.8%	83.2%	-7.9%
10+ Years	2.9%	18%	15.1%	9.8%	8.2%
5-10 Years	0.9%	4%	3.1%	2.9%	1.1%
2-5 Years	3.2%	1.2%	-2.0%	2.2%	-1.0%
Less than 2 years	7.9%	1.5%	-6.4%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.8%	76.7%	-1.9%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	2.2%	1.5%	0.7%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
No passport held	18.8%	13.5%	5.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	30.9%	37.2%	-6.3%
Christian	27.2%	46.2%	-19.0%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	29.4%	6.5%	22.9%
Sikh	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	10.7%	6.0%	4.7%

Safety

Is Neilson Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Neilson Close was 229.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 88.7% higher than the Splott average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Neilson Close has the 9th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Splott and the 105th highest crime rate of 1,028 local areas in Cardiff .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 134.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -48.4%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 80% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£36,700

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in CF24 2BT, 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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very 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 Neilson Close are based on 1 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 Neilson Close, Cardiff, CF24 2BT

Estimated Average Property Prices for CF24 2BT

Average Price
£163,800

Semi-Detached
£163,800

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Neilson Close

Average Price
£166,062

Semi-Detached
£166,062

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Neilson CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 Neilson Close, Cardiff, Cardiff Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£84,000	2008-12-09	£166,062

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for CF24 2BT

Employment

CF24 2BT area has a very high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 11% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in CF24 2BT 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

Long-Term Sick or disabled	54
Retired	39
Full-Time Employee	39
Part-Time Employee	31
Unemployed	29
Student (economically inactive)	20
Other	16
Looking after home or family	14
Self-Employed	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	17
Administrative and support service activities	16
Human health and social work activities	14
Other	9
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Education	7
Manufacturing	7
Transport and storage	7
Construction	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Information and communication	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
ACT Schools Ocean Park House , East Tyndall Street CF24 5ET	- not rated	230 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable		More About School
Adamsdown Primary School System Street , Adamsdown CF24 0JF	- not rated	416 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Tredegarville C.I.W. Primary School Glossop Road , Roath CF24 0JT	- not rated	630 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Cardiff Academy 40 - 41 the Parade , Roath CF24 3AB	- not rated	806 yd	Welsh establishment	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
St Peter's R.C. Primary School Southey Street , Roath CF24 3SP	- not rated	832 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 Kitchen @OPH	Ocean Park House East Tyndall Street, Splott	144 yd
KIN + ILK	Unit 19 Ground Floor House 2, The Maltings East Tyndall Street, Splott	330 yd
Ocean Park Arena	Unit 2, Sd Ocean Way, Splott	361 yd
Subway	Unit 2, Scott Court, 2A Ocean Way, Splott	404 yd
Max's Diner	108 Forgeside House, Cardiff Bay Business Centre Forgeside Close, Splott	520 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cottage Hotel	The Cottage, 11 Sanquhar Street, Splott	80 yd
The New Fleur Sports And Social Club	Fleurs Social Club Portmanmoor Road, Splott	483 yd
Splott Conservative Club	Splott Conservative Club, 32 - 36 Habershon Street, Splott	510 yd
Old Illtydians Rfc	1 Splott Road, Splott	645 yd
The Clifton Hotel	The Clifton, 1 Clifton Street, Adamsdown	842 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Golden Phoenix	52 Carlisle Street, Splott	533 yd
PAT Clifton Fish Bar	107 Clifton Street, Adamsdown	564 yd
Star Pizza	10 Splott Road, Splott	588 yd
Bage Kitchen	2 Meteor Street, Adamsdown	611 yd
Tazz Tandoori	22 Splott Road, Splott	624 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	Lidl East Tyndall Street, Splott	63 yd
Tesco	Tesco Express, 31 - 32 Clifton Street, Adamsdown	640 yd
The Co-operative Group	40 - 42 Splott Road, Splott	651 yd
Shop Right	28 - 30 City Road, Roath	965 yd

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near CF24 2BT 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	24.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	63.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	160 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	160 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	5.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	30 Mbit/s

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

Overview of CF24 2BT