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Latest rentals in Cardiff
The freshest listings we picked up across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders.
- £1,000/moOpenRent
1 bed flat/apartment
1 Bed Flat, Ferry Court, CF11
11View listing - £1,200/moOpenRent
2 bed flat/apartment
2 Bed Flat, The Crescent, CF5
21View listing - £800/moOpenRent
1 bed flat/apartment
1 Bed Flat, Newport Road, CF24
11View listing - £900/moOpenRent
1 bed flat/apartment
1 Bed Flat, Claude Road, CF24
11View listing - £850/moOpenRent
1 bed flat/apartment
1 Bed Flat, Lower Cathedral Road, CF11
11View listing - £895/moOpenRent
2 bed flat/apartment
2 Bed Flat, Burnham Avenue, CF3
21View listing - £995/moOpenRent
4 bed room
Room in a Shared Flat, Rumney, CF3
45View listing - £3,500/moOpenRent
4 bed flat/apartment
4 Bed Flat, Rumney, CF3
45View listing - £4,800/moOpenRent
4 bed terraced house
4 Bed Terraced House, The Philog, CF14
42View listing - £600/moOpenRent
5 bed room
Room in a Shared House, Edington Avenue, CF14
51View listing - £1,000/moOpenRent
1 bed flat/apartment
1 Bed Maisonette, Waterloo Close, CF23
11View listing - £1,250/moOpenRent
2 bed flat/apartment
2 Bed Flat, Shirley Road, CF23
22View listing - £1,400/moOpenRent
4 bed terraced house
4 Bed Terraced House, Railway St, CF24
41View listing - £1,350/moOpenRent
2 bed detached house
2 Bed Detached House, Hendy Street, CF23
22View listing - £1,200/moOpenRent
2 bed flat/apartment
2 Bed Flat, Galleon Way, CF10
22View listing - £2,800/moOpenRent
2 bed flat/apartment
2 Bed Flat, Central Wharf, CF10
22View listing - £775/moOpenRent
1 bed flat/apartment
1 Bed Flat, Broadway, CF24
11View listing - £1,740/moOpenRent
4 bed terraced house
4 Bed Terraced House, Carlisle St, CF24
41View listing - £950/moOpenRent
1 bed flat/apartment
1 Bed Flat, Corporation Road, CF11
11View listing - £900/moOpenRent
1 bed flat/apartment
1 Bed Flat, Corporation Road, CF11
11View listing - £2,300/moOpenRent
4 bed terraced house
4 Bed Terraced House, Inverness Place, CF24
42View listing - £1,200/moOpenRent
2 bed flat/apartment
2 Bed Flat, Moy Road, CF24
22View listing - £1,095/moOpenRent
1 bed flat/apartment
1 Bed Flat, Northcote St, CF24
11View listing - £1,150/moOpenRent
1 bed flat/apartment
1 Bed Flat, Northcote St, CF24
11View listing
Listings refresh as our scraper picks up new properties for Cardiff. Click through to the source portal to enquire.
Renting in Cardiff
What it costs to rent in Cardiff
Cardiff currently has 5,783 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,100 a month. 414 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 23% are houses and the rest are flats.
Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is CF37 at around £450/mo, while CF24 4RS sits nearer £3,750/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.
Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Cardiff around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.
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Market snapshot
Cardiff rental market at a glance
Active rentals in Cardiff
Median monthly rent
Property sites we watch
Rental prices
Rent by bedrooms in Cardiff
Median monthly rent, based on 5,783 active listings across 5 property sites.
| Bedrooms | Median rent | Available |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bed | £900/mo | 2269 |
| 2 bed | £1,200/mo | 1785 |
| 3 bed | £1,495/mo | 455 |
| 4+ bed | £2,400/mo | 707 |
| Room | £600/mo | 352 |
Updated June 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.
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.
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
D
most common band
Mean band
4.21
≈ Band D–E
Stock
165k
165,480 properties
- A3%5,310
- B12%20,320
- C21%34,590
- D22%37,090
- E19%31,280
- F13%22,080
- G6%10,510
- H2%2,840
- I1%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-capable94%
- 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
- A1%1,161
- B11%16,073
- C39%57,656
- D38%55,783
- E10%14,454
- F1%2,158
- G0%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
340371% of listings
Houses
104122% of listings
Rooms
3527% of listings
Bungalows
20% of listings
Property mix · houses
Houses to rent in Cardiff — what's on the market
Terraced houses make up 50% of the 1,050 houses currently advertised in Cardiff.
- Terraced50%520
- Other house35%370
- Semi-detached11%112
- Detached4%46
- Bungalow0%2
Rent by postcode
Where Cardiff rent is highest and lowest
Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 2,933 live listings in 39 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.
Most expensive in Cardiff
- 1CF24 4RS£3,750/mo3 rentals
- 2CF24 4BG£3,438/mo4 rentals
- 3CF24 4JN£3,336/mo3 rentals
Cheapest in Cardiff
- 1CF37£450/mo30 rentals
- 2CF63£500/mo4 rentals
- 3CF31£550/mo9 rentals
Features · Cardiff
Garden, parking, and floor area in Cardiff
Live signal across 5,866 Cardiff rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.
Garden
78%
of 835 Cardiff listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.
Parking
83%
of 1,108 Cardiff listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.
Area safety
Safety in Cardiff
Lower Crime AreaBased on the latest police data (June 2026), Cardiff has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 39 of 39 postcode districts analysed, the median was 67 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Cardiff is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.
Crime overview
- 67 crimes per area (median)
- 39 of 39 postcode districts covered
- Data: June 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 April 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.
Cathays
Typical for cityMost common: Violent crime (312) · pop. ~19,000
58per 1kRoath
Higher crimeMost common: Violent crime (305) · pop. ~14,000
80per 1kCanton
Safer areaMost common: Violent crime (102) · pop. ~15,000
27per 1kPontcanna
Higher crimeMost common: Violent crime (167) · pop. ~8,000
80per 1kLlandaff
Safer areaMost common: Violent crime (75) · pop. ~9,000
29per 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.
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Renting in Cardiff — your questions answered
What is the average rent in Cardiff?
The median rent in Cardiff is £1100/month based on 5783 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-06).
How many rental properties are available in Cardiff?
There are currently 5783 rental properties available in Cardiff, with 414 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 67 reported crimes per postcode area (June 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 June 2026.
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