Detached
£300,000
52% above the Butetown average
0.7% of sales
What is the average house price in Butetown? £196,853
The average house price in Butetown is £196,853, based on 187 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 1.2% (£2,348) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +1.2%
- Sold in 12 months
- 187
- 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 Butetown?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£266,728
35% above the Butetown average
2.1% of sales
Terraced
£287,272
46% above the Butetown average
9.4% of sales
Flats
£180,266
8% below the Butetown average
87.8% of sales
Are house prices in Butetown going up or down?
House prices in Butetown are rising: up 1.2% (£2,348) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 29.0% (£44,305).
Past 12 months
+1.2%
+£2,348From £194,505 to £196,853
£200,528£192,607
Past 10 years
+29.0%
+£44,305From £152,548 to £196,853
£209,415£152,548
Quick answers for Butetown
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£242,014
Highest average, reached in November 2022
How many homes sold?
187
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Flats
87.8% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£150k - £200k
41.7% of sales
How many people live in Butetown?
12,131
4,199 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 Butetown?
5,502
1,905 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 Butetown?
19 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 71% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 2.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
3.1% of the area · 6 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 Butetown?
223 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +3.5% 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.
How does Butetown rank?
34th most expensive area of Cardiff.
Compared with 36 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Butetown?
The highest recorded sale prices in Butetown, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
empire house mount stuart square, cardiff
£892,491
Sold January 2014
View house details
How do house prices in Butetown compare with nearby areas?
Butetown compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Cardiff.
Butetown vs Grangetown
- Butetown
- £196,853
- Grangetown
- £211,439+£14,586
Open comparison
Butetown vs Splott
- Butetown
- £196,853
- Splott
- £219,919+£23,066
Open comparison
Butetown vs Adamsdown
- Butetown
- £196,853
- Adamsdown
- £208,425+£11,572
Open comparison
Butetown vs Tremorfa
- Butetown
- £196,853
- Tremorfa
- £543,429+£346,576
Open comparison
Butetown vs Riverside
- Butetown
- £196,853
- Riverside
- £225,652+£28,799
Open comparison
Butetown vs Castle
- Butetown
- £196,853
- Castle
- £155,685−£41,168
Open comparison
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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 00:25 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Butetown dataset covers 929 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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