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Ely West: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Ely West neighbourhood of Cardiff, Wales (ONS area Cardiff 043). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes CF5. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CF5 4RL.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Cardiff

Ely West is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Cardiff (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 20 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £225,250 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Cardiff (0.8 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Waun-gron Park, is 2.9 km 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

£225,250

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +40% 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

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.04; 1 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

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

Average household income

£42,300

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.8 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 Ely West sits in Cardiff

Typical house price: 11th lowest of 48 neighbourhoods in Cardiff
Average household income: 10th lowest 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 Ely West

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).

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

1 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Cardiff, 2 the other way and 17 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

Recorded crime

Falling behind the borough

Home improvement applications
Homes improving their energy rating

Stations nearby

Nearest station

Waun-gron Park Railway station, 2.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Aberdare (about 56 min) and Merthyr Tydfil (about 80 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 Ely West

What is the typical house price in Ely West?

£225,250. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +40% against 2017-2019.

How does Ely West compare with the rest of Cardiff?

Typical house price: 11th lowest of 48 neighbourhoods in Cardiff. Average household income: 10th lowest of 48 neighbourhoods in Cardiff.

Is Ely West an affluent area?

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

Is Ely West gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.04; 1 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Ely West?

Waun-gron Park. Railway station, 2.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Aberdare (about 56 min) and Merthyr Tydfil (about 80 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.