Detached
£330,142
59% above the Ely average
8.0% of sales
What is the average house price in Ely? £207,741
The average house price in Ely is £207,741, based on 86 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 2.9% (£5,815) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +2.9%
- Sold in 12 months
- 86
- 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 Ely?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£214,987
3% above the Ely average
49.5% of sales
Terraced
£183,917
11% below the Ely average
37.0% of sales
Flats
£110,090
47% below the Ely average
5.4% of sales
Are house prices in Ely going up or down?
House prices in Ely are rising: up 2.9% (£5,815) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 71.3% (£86,499).
Past 12 months
+2.9%
+£5,815From £201,926 to £207,741
£208,961£200,211
Past 10 years
+71.3%
+£86,499From £121,242 to £207,741
£207,741£121,242
Quick answers for Ely
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£290,750
Highest average, reached in November 2025
How many homes sold?
86
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
49.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
46.4% of sales
How many people live in Ely?
15,086
12,727 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 Ely?
6,107
5,152 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 Ely?
27 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 55% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
13.4% of the area · 2 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 Ely?
107 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +5.4% 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 Ely rank?
33rd most expensive area of Cardiff.
Compared with 36 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Ely?
The highest recorded sale prices in Ely, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Ely compare with nearby areas?
Ely compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Cardiff.
Ely vs Caerau
- Ely
- £207,741
- Caerau
- £212,675+£4,934
Open comparison
Ely vs Fairwater
- Ely
- £207,741
- Fairwater
- £243,524+£35,783
Open comparison
Ely vs St. Fagans
- Ely
- £207,741
- St. Fagans
- £382,007+£174,266
Open comparison
Ely vs Canton
- Ely
- £207,741
- Canton
- £321,650+£113,909
Open comparison
Ely vs Llandaff
- Ely
- £207,741
- Llandaff
- £426,263+£218,522
Open comparison
Ely vs Llandaff North
- Ely
- £207,741
- Llandaff North
- £276,102+£68,361
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 Ely dataset covers 273 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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