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Pontcanna is an area of wide tree-lined streets and large houses. It is a gentrified "media village" with a cafe culture-lifestyle centred around Pontcanna Street and Cathedral Road. There is both a large English born population and large Welsh language speaking political and media class. Pontcanna is a popular hotspot for the Welsh-speaking arts and media elite, known as 'crachach'. The area was formerly home to the Welsh studios of TWW, Teledu Cymru, HTV and S4C's headquarters; the BBC's Broadcasting House is still nearby in Llandaff.
Pontcanna is a popular area for flats within Cardiff. Many of the larger villas (as seen on Cathedral Road) have been converted into flats, guest houses or business premises. Located on the edge of Cardiff city centre, Pontcanna gives easy access to the centre for professionals, as well as easy access via the Gabalfa roundabout to the A48(M) motorway.
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