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Tongwynlais & Coryton: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Tongwynlais & Coryton neighbourhood of Cardiff, Wales (ONS area Cardiff 010). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes CF14, CF15, CF83. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CF14 7DR.
An affluent neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Tongwynlais & Coryton is an affluent neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Cardiff (6 of 20 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £330,000 and flats for £155,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Cardiff (0.8 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Coryton, is about a 7-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
£330,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +21% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£155,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +15% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
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 -0.20; 1 of 20 signals up, 6 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Average household income
£53,200
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 Tongwynlais & Coryton sits in Cardiff
- Typical house price: 16th highest of 48 neighbourhoods in Cardiff
- Typical flat price: 15th lowest of the 34 neighbourhoods in Cardiff with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 20th 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 Tongwynlais & Coryton
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, 6 the other way and 13 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
- Air quality
Falling behind the borough
- Recorded crime
- Anti-social behaviour
- Home improvement applications
- Homes improving their energy rating
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
- Homes selling
Stations nearby
Nearest station
- Coryton Railway station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (480 m in a straight line). About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Penarth (about 36 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 Tongwynlais & Coryton
What is the typical house price in Tongwynlais & Coryton?
£330,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +21% against 2017-2019.
How does Tongwynlais & Coryton compare with the rest of Cardiff?
Typical house price: 16th highest of 48 neighbourhoods in Cardiff. Typical flat price: 15th lowest of the 34 neighbourhoods in Cardiff with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 20th highest of 48 neighbourhoods in Cardiff.
Is Tongwynlais & Coryton an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Tongwynlais & Coryton gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.20; 1 of 20 signals up, 6 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Tongwynlais & Coryton?
Coryton. Railway station, about a 7-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (480 m in a straight line). About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Penarth (about 36 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.
