Renting in Cardiff

Average Rent in Cardiff

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The average rent in Cardiff is £1,150/mo, with 7,870 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Cardiff rental appears.

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Renting in Cardiff

What it costs to rent in Cardiff

Cardiff currently has 7,870 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,150 a month. 366 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 24% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is CF24 at around £1,100/mo, while CF30 sits nearer £1,463/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Cardiff rental market at a glance

7,870

Active rentals in Cardiff

£1,150/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Cardiff

Median monthly rent, based on 7,870 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£906/mo	2985
2 bed	£1,250/mo	2501
3 bed	£1,495/mo	649
4+ bed	£2,358/mo	917
Room	£595/mo	533

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Cardiff rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Cardiff. Latest: £1,157/mo (Mar 26, +4.8% YoY).

Latest

£1,157

Mar 26

Annual

+4.8%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£855

Apr 21

Total change

+35%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Cardiff pay goes on rent?

Renters in Cardiff spend an estimated 42% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,157/mo

£13,884/yr

Median pay

£32,756/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

42%

Stretched — above the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Cardiff

Most Cardiff homes sit in Band D. The weighted average works out close to Band D–E across 165,480 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

4.21

≈ Band D–E

Stock

165k

165,480 properties

A
3%5,310
B
12%20,320
C
21%34,590
D
22%37,090
E
19%31,280
F
13%22,080
G
6%10,510
H
2%2,840
I
1%1,470

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Cardiff

85% of Cardiff premises can already get full-fibre and 94% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

85%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

94%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

481 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
85%
Gigabit-capable
94%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Cardiff), July 2025, covering 160,427 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Cardiff homes

51% of Cardiff homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

51%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

49%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

148k

147,875 EPCs

A
1%1,161
B
11%16,073
C
39%57,656
D
38%55,783
E
10%14,454
F
1%2,158
G
0%590

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Cardiff. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Property types

What’s on offer in Cardiff

Flats & apartments

4568

70% of listings

Houses

1409

22% of listings

Rooms

533

8% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Cardiff — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 49% of the 1,413 houses currently advertised in Cardiff.

Terraced
49%690
Other house
35%494
Semi-detached
11%161
Detached
5%65
Bungalow
0%3

Rent by postcode

Where Cardiff rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 4,000 live listings in 13 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Cardiff

1CF30£1,463/mo12 rentals
2CF10£1,250/mo989 rentals
3CF14£1,250/mo315 rentals

Cheapest in Cardiff

1CF24£1,100/mo1528 rentals
2CF11£1,100/mo472 rentals
3CF5£1,100/mo180 rentals

Features · Cardiff

Garden, parking, and floor area in Cardiff

Live signal across 7,870 Cardiff rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

79%

of 1,244 Cardiff listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

84%

of 1,706 Cardiff listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Cardiff

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Cardiff has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 39 of 39 postcode districts analysed, the median was 61 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Cardiff is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

61 crimes per area (median)
39 of 39 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Cardiff ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Cardiff

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Canton has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Cardiff.

Cathays
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (391) · pop. ~19,000
63
per 1k
Roath
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (330) · pop. ~14,000
80
per 1k
Canton
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (133) · pop. ~15,000
31
per 1k
Pontcanna
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (221) · pop. ~8,000
93
per 1k
Llandaff
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (86) · pop. ~9,000
33
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Cardiff listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Cardiff.

Rightmove

5630

OpenRent

860

SpareRoom

533

PrimeLocation

489

OnTheMarket

358

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Frequently asked

Renting in Cardiff — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Cardiff?

The median rent in Cardiff is £1150/month based on 7870 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Cardiff?

There are currently 7870 rental properties available in Cardiff, with 366 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Cardiff safe for renters?

Cardiff has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 61 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Cardiff?

The most commonly reported crime category in Cardiff is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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