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Cathays North: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Cathays North neighbourhood of Cardiff, Wales (ONS area Cardiff 028). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes CF14, CF24. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CF24 4XR.
A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Cardiff
Cathays North is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Cardiff (signals are mixed: 2 rising and 3 falling of 20). Houses here typically resell for £265,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Cardiff (0.5 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Cathays, is about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£265,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Mixed signs
Weighted balance +0.02; 2 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Average household income
£49,500
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.5 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Where Cathays North sits in Cardiff
- Typical house price: 22nd lowest of 48 neighbourhoods in Cardiff
- Average household income: 24th highest of 48 neighbourhoods in Cardiff
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Cathays North
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cardiff, 3 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Recent price momentum
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Home improvement applications
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
- Homes selling
Stations nearby
Nearest station
- Cathays Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (820 m in a straight line). About 8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Aberdare (about 75 min) and Cardiff Central (about 9 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Questions about Cathays North
What is the typical house price in Cathays North?
£265,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.
How does Cathays North compare with the rest of Cardiff?
Typical house price: 22nd lowest of 48 neighbourhoods in Cardiff. Average household income: 24th highest of 48 neighbourhoods in Cardiff.
Is Cathays North an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Cathays North gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.02; 2 of 20 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Cathays North?
Cathays. Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (820 m in a straight line). About 8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Aberdare (about 75 min) and Cardiff Central (about 9 min).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.