Cardiff: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£519,113

Semi-detached

£324,859

Terraced

£262,241

Flat or maisonette

£160,574

First-time buyers

£234,155

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  296,941 in 1991 → 383,919 in 2024 (+29.3%)

  Wales over the same years: +10.9%

• Average house price

  £152,669 in 2005 → £272,252 in 2026 (+78.3%)

  Wales over the same years: +75.1%

• Median weekly pay

  £369 in 2008 → £613 in 2025 (+66.3%)

  Wales over the same years: +73.1%

• Employment rate

  70.5% in 2004 → 74.6% in 2023 (+5.8%)

  Wales over the same years: +6.9%

• Claimant count

  2.7% in 2001 → 3.8% in 2025 (+40.7%)

  Wales over the same years: +13.8%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,618 in 1997 → £21,059 in 2024 (+119.0%)

  Wales over the same years: +131.7%

33 official indicators are published for Cardiff; 26 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• High-growth businesses · Economy & work6.0% (2024) · 48th highest of 361
• Job density · Economy & work0.96 jobs per resident (2024) · 61st highest of 350
• New homes · Housing4.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 5th highest of 22
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access94.4% (January 2026) · 77th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Three-year business survival · Economy & work39.7% (2021) · 358th highest of 374
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.2 out of 10 (2022/23) · 340th highest of 363
• No qualifications · Education & skills11.4% (2023) · 264th lowest of 293
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.6 out of 10 (2022/23) · 311th lowest of 363