Caerau East
Cardiff 041 · 4 sub-areas · 6,694 residents
Caerau East is a mid-density neighbourhood of Cardiff in the Wales region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Overview
What's it like to live in Caerau East?
4 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,157 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Caerau East in Cardiff
What you'll need on day one
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Caerau East?
- The median monthly rent across Caerau East is £1,157.
- How safe is Caerau East?
- Caerau East has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Caerau East?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 12 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Caerau East?
- There are 1 schools within 2 km of Caerau East, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 29053 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Caerau East?
- The most common council tax band in Caerau East is C. Council tax is set by Cardiff council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Caerau East to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Caerau East to central London is approximately 125 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Caerau East?
- 100% of premises in Caerau East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the average property price in Caerau East?
- The average property price across Cardiff (the local authority covering Caerau East) is approximately £269,319, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Caerau East a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.63 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £32,756.)
- Which local areas are part of Caerau East?
- Caerau East contains 4 local areas: Cardiff 041C, Cardiff 041A, Cardiff 041D, Cardiff 041B.
- Where is Caerau East?
- Caerau East sits within Cardiff in the Wales region.
Frequently asked about Caerau East
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Caerau East?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Caerau East is £1,157. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Caerau East a safe place to live?
- Caerau East has a safety score of 15/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Caerau East?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Caerau East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Caerau East?
- Public-transport commute time from Caerau East to central London is approximately 125 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Caerau East different from the rest of Cardiff?
- Caerau East contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Caerau East rank in Cardiff?
- Caerau East scores 53/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Cardiff, see the Cities table on the Cardiff page.