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How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in Penylan is £380,230 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 10.7%.

Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff

Penylan

£380,230

Average price, last 12 months

−10.7% in a year
OCT 2016£303kSEPT 2026£380k

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What can I buy with my budget in Penylan?

With £390,000 you could afford the average flat in Penylan.

£390,000

Penylan

  • Flats

    £230,820

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £442,690

    £53k short

  • Semi-detached

    £412,956

    £23k short

  • Detached

    £540,266

    £150k 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 Penylan?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Penylan costs £1,902 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Penylan

    £1,902

    a month

    Average price
    £380,230
    Deposit
    £38,023
    Mortgage
    £342,207
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £76,046

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

  • £540,266

Semi-detached

  • £412,956

Terraced

  • £442,690

Flats

  • £230,820

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Penylan

Mostly terraced houses

13%
29%
33%
25%

How green is Penylan?

Penylan has 7 public parks among 24 green space sites. Green space covers 11.0% of the area: about 29 m² per resident, or 4.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Penylan

    11.0%

    of the land is green space
    29 m² per resident, or 4.1 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    7 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 Penylan?

Penylan has about 27 residents for every football pitch of land, or 9,738 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Penylan
27 people per football pitch of land · 9,738 per square mile

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 Penylan?

Prices in Penylan were down on a year earlier in 36 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 10.7% on a year earlier.

Penylan36 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

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    £380,230

Change over 1 year

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    −£45,782

Change over ~10 years

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    +£78,723

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    124

Number of postcodes

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    646

Households (Census 2021)

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    5,282

Household density

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    3,986 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    12,905

Population density

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    9,738 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    29 m² per resident · less than 52% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    11.0%

Public parks

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    7

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    80 per 1,000 · Very High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    −6.8%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    9.5 per 1,000

Background NO₂ (µg/m³)

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    12.8 µg/m³ · Very High

Background PM2.5 (µg/m³)

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    7.7 µg/m³ · Typical

Listed buildings

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    8

Listed buildings per 1,000 homes

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    1.5 per 1,000 homes · fewer 90% of areas

Homes in a conservation area

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    No council data

Peak month

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    SEPT 2026 · £596,500

Most common price band

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    £500k – £1m · 28.8%

Detached average

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    £540,266

Semi-detached average

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    £412,956

Terraced average

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    £442,690

Flats average

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    £230,820

Detached share of sales

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    13.1%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    29.1%

Terraced share of sales

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    32.8%

Flats share of sales

  • Penylan

    Cymru Wales / South Glamorgan / Cardiff / Penylan

    25.0%

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. Listed buildings and conservation areas from Historic England, planning.data.gov.uk and Cadw; "No council data" means the council has not published its conservation area boundaries. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), licensed under the Open Government Licence.

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