Amenity availability
Local business coverage is partial
Basis: source temporarily unavailable. The area local-business rollup could not be read from the current OSM seam.
AREA DECISION REPORT
Cardiff area decision report
Balanced shortlist area
Median affordability sits at 7.2x in 2025, which reads as stretch. Gigabit availability is 91.8% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 99.8% and 5G reaches 95.9% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.
Affordability: Stretch at 7.2xSchools: 4 nearby school rowsBroadband: Gigabit 91.8%Mobile: 4G 99.8% · 5G 95.9%Planning: No nearby planning
- Median sold price, last 5 years £252,000Based on 27,399 sales · Latest sale in data: 25 Feb 2026
- Affordability StretchMedian ratio 7.2x in 2025
- Gigabit availability 91.8%Ofcom source year 2024
- 4G strong coverage 99.8%Area-level mobile source year 2025
- Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius
Area summary
Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.
Affordability and price
Stretch at 7.2xMedian house-price-to-earnings ratio is 7.2x in 2025, with a median house price of £266,000 and residence earnings of £36,946.
Broadband
Gigabit 91.8%Gigabit availability is 91.8%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0%.
Mobile
4G 99.8% · 5G 95.9%4G strong-coverage share is 99.8%, with 5G at 95.9% in the current area-level summary.
Planning watch
No nearby matchesNo nearby planning rows matched Cardiff in the current live coverage yet.
Schools
4 nearby school rows4 nearby school rows matched postcode area CF10 3FH for Cardiff. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.
Transport
1,893 mapped stopsCardiff currently links 1,893 mapped transport stops, including 1,817 local bus or tram access points and 60 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 1,873 stops are marked active and 20 inactive. Top localities include Llanishen (90), Cardiff (84), Grangetown (73).
Local business
Local businesses unavailableLocal business context is unavailable for Cardiff from the current OSM amenity rollup.
Postcode follow-up
3 featured postcodes3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Cardiff.
Crime
Latest month 3,007Cardiff recorded 3,007 crimes in Feb 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 37,541, with no comparable prior twelve month baseline yet and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. South Wales Police contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.
Local business
Use this area-level amenity signal as an early prompt only while the local-business seam fills in for Cardiff.
Compare against another area
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Leeds has 62,603 recorded sales with a median sold price of £222,000.
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North Yorkshire has 62,345 recorded sales with a median sold price of £260,000.
Open area researchPostcodes worth checking next
These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.
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CF10 3FH
CF10 3FH has 408 recorded sales with a median sold price of £151,851.
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CF3 6YW
CF3 6YW has 90 recorded sales with a median sold price of £257,495.
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CF5 2DB
CF5 2DB has 83 recorded sales with a median sold price of £335,995.
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