Detached
£512,337
68% above the Cardiff average
13.3% of sales
What is the average house price in Cardiff? £304,697
The average house price in Cardiff is £304,697, based on 4,045 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 1.8% (£5,377) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +1.8%
- Sold in 12 months
- 4,045
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Cardiff?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£350,369
15% above the Cardiff average
25.2% of sales
Terraced
£282,640
7% below the Cardiff average
38.7% of sales
Flats
£172,435
43% below the Cardiff average
22.8% of sales
Are house prices in Cardiff going up or down?
House prices in Cardiff are rising: up 1.8% (£5,377) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 45.8% (£95,770).
Past 12 months
+1.8%
+£5,377From £299,320 to £304,697
£308,070£299,320
Past 10 years
+45.8%
+£95,770From £208,927 to £304,697
£304,697£208,927
Quick answers for Cardiff
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£344,589
Highest average, reached in December 2025
How many homes sold?
4,045
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
38.7% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
34.5% of sales
How many people live in Cardiff?
362,356
6,270 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Cardiff?
147,329
2,549 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Cardiff?
32 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
7.7% of the area · 115 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Cardiff?
105 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +4.2% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Lisvane
£627,494
Least expensive
Castle
£155,685
How does Cardiff rank?
2nd most expensive area of South Glamorgan.
Compared with 2 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Cardiff?
The highest recorded sale prices in Cardiff, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Cardiff compare with nearby areas?
Cardiff compared with the nearest other area in South Glamorgan.
Compare Cardiff with a different areaWhich areas of Cardiff are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 36 areas of Cardiff, most expensive first.
- 1
£627,494
Change over one year: +6.1%
- 2
£543,429
Change over one year: +169.6%
- 3
£536,344
Change over one year: +5.2%
- 4
£426,263
Change over one year: +19.8%
- 5
£403,334
Change over one year: −1.4%
- 6
£398,248
Change over one year: +1.2%
- 7
£395,316
Change over one year: +17.1%
- 8
£382,007
Change over one year: −3.1%
- 9
£380,230
Change over one year: −10.7%
- 10
£379,487
Change over one year: +0.1%
- 11
£376,340
Change over one year: −2.9%
- 12
£361,435
Change over one year: +45.4%
- 13
£357,681
Change over one year: −9.5%
- 14
£344,566
Change over one year: +11.1%
- 15
£321,650
Change over one year: +0.2%
- 16
£320,883
Change over one year: +9.9%
- 17
£313,434
Change over one year: −1.6%
- 18
£310,085
Change over one year: +2.2%
- 19
£298,878
Change over one year: +3.1%
- 20
£298,650
Change over one year: +1.8%
- 21
£276,102
Change over one year: +5.8%
- 22
£262,030
Change over one year: −4.6%
- 23
£245,463
Change over one year: +5.0%
- 24
£243,790
Change over one year: −2.8%
- 25
£243,524
Change over one year: +5.1%
- 26
£233,191
Change over one year: +3.4%
- 27
£227,313
Change over one year: +10.7%
- 28
£225,652
Change over one year: −11.1%
- 29
£219,919
Change over one year: +1.4%
- 30
£212,675
Change over one year: −3.7%
- 31
£211,439
Change over one year: +2.3%
- 32
£208,425
Change over one year: +0.6%
- 33
£207,741
Change over one year: +2.9%
- 34
£196,853
Change over one year: +1.2%
- 35
£180,164
Change over one year: −6.7%
- 36
£155,685
Change over one year: −24.2%
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:20 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Cardiff dataset covers 18,007 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.