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Cathays South & Bute Park: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Cathays South & Bute Park neighbourhood of Cardiff, Wales (ONS area Cardiff 032). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes CF10, CF14, CF24, CF95. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CF10 3AF.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Cathays South & Bute Park is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes. But area signals point away from gentrification against Cardiff (5 of 19 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £249,500 and flats for £161,250 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). The nearest station, Cardiff Queen Street, is about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 4.6 times the borough's rate, but there are about 4.3 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£249,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£161,250

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -8% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average 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

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.15; 2 of 19 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Average household income

£50,300

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

4.6 times the borough's rate

A busy centre, with about 4.3 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (53,000 jobs in 2024 against 12,253 residents at the 2021 census). 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 South & Bute Park sits in Cardiff

  • Typical house price: 17th lowest of 48 neighbourhoods in Cardiff
  • Typical flat price: 17th lowest of the 34 neighbourhoods in Cardiff with enough flat sales for one
  • Average household income: 22nd 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 South & Bute Park

House prices: Cathays South & Bute Park against Cardiff: This neighbourhood £46k (1995) to £249k (2024); Cardiff £50k (1995) to £303k (2026).£79k£270k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£249kCardiff£303k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Cardiff, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).
Flat prices: Cathays South & Bute Park against Cardiff: This neighbourhood £37k (1995) to £155k (2026); Cardiff £37k (1995) to £164k (2026).£54k£160k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£155kCardiff£164k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Cardiff, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

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 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cardiff, 5 the other way and 12 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

  • New-build activity
  • Premium and budget brands

Falling behind the borough

  • Recent price momentum
  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Homes improving their energy rating
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas
  • Homes selling

Stations nearby

Nearest station

  • Cardiff Queen Street Railway station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (520 m in a straight line). About 28 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Cardiff Bay (about 4 min) and Penarth (about 18 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 South & Bute Park

What is the typical house price in Cathays South & Bute Park?

£249,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% against 2017-2019.

How does Cathays South & Bute Park compare with the rest of Cardiff?

Typical house price: 17th lowest of 48 neighbourhoods in Cardiff. Typical flat price: 17th lowest of the 34 neighbourhoods in Cardiff with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 22nd highest of 48 neighbourhoods in Cardiff.

Is Cathays South & Bute Park an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Cathays South & Bute Park gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.15; 2 of 19 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Cathays South & Bute Park?

Cardiff Queen Street. Railway station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (520 m in a straight line). About 28 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Cardiff Bay (about 4 min) and Penarth (about 18 min).

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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.