Detached
£333,916
37% above the Fairwater average
6.0% of sales
What is the average house price in Fairwater? £243,524
The average house price in Fairwater is £243,524, based on 174 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 5.1% (£11,888) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +5.1%
- Sold in 12 months
- 174
- 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 Fairwater?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£283,511
16% above the Fairwater average
38.9% of sales
Terraced
£242,645
About the Fairwater average
36.5% of sales
Flats
£123,336
49% below the Fairwater average
18.6% of sales
Are house prices in Fairwater going up or down?
House prices in Fairwater are rising: up 5.1% (£11,888) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 58.0% (£89,409).
Past 12 months
+5.1%
+£11,888From £231,636 to £243,524
£247,878£231,636
Past 10 years
+58.0%
+£89,409From £154,115 to £243,524
£247,703£154,115
Quick answers for Fairwater
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£322,748
Highest average, reached in November 2025
How many homes sold?
174
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
38.9% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
47.5% of sales
How many people live in Fairwater?
13,069
10,979 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 Fairwater?
5,869
4,930 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 Fairwater?
21 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 68% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 2.9 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
8.7% of the area · 5 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 Fairwater?
89 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +3.8% 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 Fairwater rank?
25th most expensive area of Cardiff.
Compared with 36 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Fairwater?
The highest recorded sale prices in Fairwater, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
fairwood llantrisant road, cardiff
£1,040,000
Sold October 2012
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How do house prices in Fairwater compare with nearby areas?
Fairwater compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Cardiff.
Fairwater vs Llandaff
- Fairwater
- £243,524
- Llandaff
- £426,263+£182,739
Open comparison
Fairwater vs Llandaff North
- Fairwater
- £243,524
- Llandaff North
- £276,102+£32,578
Open comparison
Fairwater vs Ely
- Fairwater
- £243,524
- Ely
- £207,741−£35,783
Open comparison
Fairwater vs Caerau
- Fairwater
- £243,524
- Caerau
- £212,675−£30,849
Open comparison
Fairwater vs St. Fagans
- Fairwater
- £243,524
- St. Fagans
- £382,007+£138,483
Open comparison
Fairwater vs Whitchurch
- Fairwater
- £243,524
- Whitchurch
- £379,487+£135,963
Open comparison
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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 Fairwater dataset covers 300 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.