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How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in Canton is £321,650 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices rose 0.2%.

Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff

Canton

£321,650

Average price, last 12 months

+0.2% in a year
OCT 2016£212kSEPT 2026£322k

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What can I buy with my budget in Canton?

With £330,000 you could afford the average flat in Canton.

£330,000

Canton

  • Flats

    £195,188

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £338,308

    £8k short

  • Semi-detached

    £396,728

    £67k short

  • Detached

    £353,461

    £23k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Canton?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Canton costs £1,609 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Canton

    £1,609

    a month

    Average price
    £321,650
    Deposit
    £32,165
    Mortgage
    £289,485
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £64,330

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £353,461

Semi-detached

  • £396,728

Terraced

  • £338,308

Flats

  • £195,188

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Canton

Mostly terraced houses

13%
64%
18%

How green is Canton?

Canton has 3 public parks among 24 green space sites. Green space covers 14.1% of the area: about 27 m² per resident, or 3.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 56% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Canton

    14.1%

    of the land is green space
    27 m² per resident, or 3.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    3 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Canton?

Canton has about 37 residents for every football pitch of land, or 13,406 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Canton
37 people per football pitch of land · 13,406 per square mile

Each figure is 2 people. Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Canton?

Prices in Canton were down on a year earlier in 16 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now up 0.2% on a year earlier.

Canton16 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    £321,650

Change over 1 year

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    +£700

Change over ~10 years

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    +£105,206

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    252

Number of postcodes

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    741

Households (Census 2021)

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    7,134

Household density

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    5,899 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    16,211

Population density

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    13,406 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    27 m² per resident · less than 56% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    14.1%

Public parks

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    3

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    84 per 1,000 · Very High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    +5.8%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    6.4 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    JAN 2026 · £410,392

Most common price band

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    £300k – £400k · 38.2%

Detached average

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    £353,461

Semi-detached average

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    £396,728

Terraced average

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    £338,308

Flats average

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    £195,188

Detached share of sales

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    5.4%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    13.0%

Terraced share of sales

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    63.9%

Flats share of sales

  • Canton

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Canton

    17.7%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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