On average Cardiff has average deprivation and high crime levels, with around 86 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, in line with the Wales average of 86 per 1,000. Approximately 17.1% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Cardiff is £51,447 per year. Cardiff is home to around 362,310 people, with a population density of about 2,571.3 per km².
Based on 3,744 recent sales, the median property price is £270,000 (about £303 per square foot) in Cardiff area, with individual transactions ranging from £30,000 up to £20,000,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 560 | £465,000 | £362 |
| Semi-Detached | 932 | £308,250 | £325 |
| Terraced | 1,447 | £265,000 | £291 |
| Flats | 805 | £165,000 | £263 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £330,000 | £132,500 | £213,000 | £178,725 |
| 2017 | £345,000 | £137,000 | £219,250 | £180,000 |
| 2018 | £358,200 | £140,000 | £225,000 | £195,000 |
| 2019 | £361,748 | £140,000 | £230,000 | £200,000 |
| 2020 | £370,000 | £142,448 | £250,000 | £208,500 |
| 2021 | £410,000 | £150,000 | £273,666 | £230,000 |
| 2022 | £431,995 | £155,000 | £298,995 | £250,000 |
| 2023 | £475,000 | £164,000 | £292,000 | £249,995 |
| 2024 | £440,000 | £161,488 | £299,995 | £250,000 |
| 2025 | £468,500 | £165,000 | £305,000 | £260,000 |
| 2026 | £441,250 | £165,000 | £315,000 | £270,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £258 | £205 | £220 | £196 |
| 2017 | £265 | £212 | £225 | £206 |
| 2018 | £273 | £221 | £239 | £217 |
| 2019 | £282 | £227 | £244 | £223 |
| 2020 | £283 | £230 | £255 | £232 |
| 2021 | £311 | £232 | £281 | £254 |
| 2022 | £348 | £252 | £312 | £282 |
| 2023 | £360 | £263 | £311 | £277 |
| 2024 | £359 | £256 | £314 | £282 |
| 2025 | £362 | £265 | £323 | £288 |
| 2026 | £355 | £254 | £329 | £300 |
Cardiff records about 86 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a high crime rate for England: it scores 8 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.
Among the 28 wards of Cardiff, Rhiwbina has the lowest crime rate, with about 24 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Cardiff average is 86 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.
The median sale price in Cardiff is £270,000 (about £303 per square foot) based on 3,744 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
Cardiff scores 5 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Cardiff sits around rank 1,006 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The average household income in Cardiff is around £51,447 per year, and 17% of homes are social housing (ONS data).
Cardiff spans 4 parliamentary constituencies, represented by Cardiff East: Jo Stevens (Labour Party), Cardiff North: Anna McMorrin (Labour Party), Cardiff South and Penarth: Stephen Doughty (Labour and Co-operative Party) and Cardiff West: Alex Barros-Curtis (Labour Party).
Adamsdown
Butetown
Caerau
Canton
Cathays
Cyncoed
Ely
Fairwater
Gabalfa
Grangetown
Heath
Lisvane and Thornhill
Llandaff
Llandaff North
Llanishen
Llanrumney
Pentwyn
Pentyrch and St Fagans
Penylan
Plasnewydd
Pontprennau and Old St Mellons
Radyr
Rhiwbina
Riverside
Rumney
Splott
Trowbridge
Whitchurch and Tongwynlais
CF14 3QY
Allensbank Road
CF10 1AR
Heol Y Porth
CF11 6JR
Blaise Place
CF10 4FB
Pellett Street
CF10 1AD
Heol Eglwys Fair
CF10 4DT
Magretion Place
CF10 4EN
Roath Dock Road
CF10 1GJ
St John Street
CF3 1EY
Heron Road
CF23 0AS
Spring Meadow Road
CF11 0AA
Grangemoor Court
CF14 3AF
Herbert Street
CF14 4HE
Field Way
CF14 0HY
Cefn-Porth Road
CF10 4AX
Britannia Quay
CF11 8AP
Broad Street
CF10 4ED
Cargo Road
CF10 2AT
Queen Street
CF14 3AN
Flint Street
CF14 7DP
Whitworth Square
CF10 1AQ
The Hayes
CF10 1AA
Heol Eglwys Fair
CF23 9AA
Colchester Avenue
CF14 2AS
Heol Don
All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.