Llanrumney
vs Rumney
Llanrumney has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Rumney. Homes in Rumney sold for a median of £250,000, 9% above Llanrumney. Llanrumney has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Llanrumney has 11,602 residents in 4,808 households; Rumney has 8,789 in 3,603. Rumney has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 5.3 percentage points more than Llanrumney (Cardiff: 15%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (29% and 29%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 45% of homes in Llanrumney and 64% in Rumney. Rumney has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 13.7 percentage points more than Llanrumney (Cardiff: 58%). Llanrumney has the higher share of private renting: 15%, 3.7 percentage points more than Rumney (Cardiff: 24%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £230,000 in Llanrumney and £250,000 in Rumney, against £270,000 across Cardiff.
Surroundings
Llanrumney has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 7.7 percentage points more than Rumney (Cardiff: 19%). A typical postcode has 69 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Llanrumney, and 64 in Rumney. The typical postcode is 294 m from the nearest school in Llanrumney and 343 m in Rumney. The typical postcode is 3,968 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Llanrumney and 4,058 m in Rumney. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Llanrumney and 96% in Rumney.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 118 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Llanrumney and 73 in Rumney, against 118 across Cardiff. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Llanrumney is one of 28 wards in Cardiff, home to 11,602 people in 4,808 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £230,000 over the past two years, 15% below the Cardiff median. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% above the Cardiff average.
Rumney is one of 28 wards in Cardiff, home to 8,789 people in 3,603 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £250,000 over the past two years, 7% below the Cardiff median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 7% below the Cardiff average.
More comparisons.
Llanrumney and Rumney next to other wards of Cardiff.