Cathays property market
Updated 20 August 2026 · refreshed daily
Cardiff: £270k
91 homes for sale in Cathays. Half of them ask between £260k and £445k. Updated 20 August 2026.
231 Land Registry sales in the 12 months to December 2025 · Cardiff £265k
| Market | Range low | Median | Range high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathays | £260,000 | £310,000 | £445,000 |
| Cardiff | £185,000 | £270,000 | £420,000 |
Buying in Cathays typically costs more than Cardiff: the median asking price is 15% higher, and the premium holds from the lower end to the top of the market.
Each band covers the middle half of asking prices.
- Only 18% of listings have parking, compared to 71% across Cardiff
- Flats are 22% of what's for sale, compared to 36% across Cardiff
- A typical 2-bed asks £230k here, compared to £210k across Cardiff
More homes came onto the market in Cathays than left it
↑ 94% · was 17
↑ 267% · was 6
↑ 67% · was 12
we need a longer tracking history here before this is reliable
Changes compare with the prior 30 days.
We're still expanding our listing coverage in Cathays, so rises here partly reflect us seeing more of the market, not just market activity.
Asking prices
Where homes in Cathays sit by price band, against Cardiff
Homes for sale in Cathays skew pricier than in Cardiff
19% of Cathays listings ask under £250k, a smaller share than Cardiff (43%)
| Price band | Cathays listings | Cathays share | Cardiff share |
|---|---|---|---|
| <£150k | 5 | 5% | 12% |
| £150k–200k | 7 | 8% | 17% |
| £200k–250k | 5 | 5% | 14% |
| £250k–300k | 20 | 22% | 13% |
| £300k–400k | 29 | 32% | 16% |
| £400k–500k | 10 | 11% | 12% |
| £500k–750k | 11 | 12% | 10% |
| £750k+ | 4 | 4% | 6% |
Asking prices by type
All homes for sale in Cathays, set against Cardiff
Terraced houses are the most common property type for sale in Cathays and ask 11% more than Cardiff terraced houses
| property type | Cathays | Cardiff |
|---|---|---|
| Flat (20 for sale · 22%) | £245,000 | £175,000 |
| Terraced (46 for sale · 51%) | £312,500 | £281,000 |
| End of Terrace (5 for sale · 5%) | £375,000 | £270,000 |
| House (6 for sale · 7%) | £487,500 | £320,000 |
The step from two to three bedrooms in Cathays adds 28% to the asking price (Cardiff: 43%)
| size | Cathays | Cardiff |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bed (5 for sale) | £135,000 | £139,975 |
| 2 beds (15 for sale) | £230,000 | £209,950 |
| 3 beds (30 for sale) | £295,000 | £300,000 |
| 4 beds (22 for sale) | £375,000 | £470,000 |
| 5+ beds (19 for sale) | £490,000 | £640,000 |
Median asking price for every size and type on the market in Cathays
| Size | Terraced | Flat | House | End terr. | All types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bed | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | £135k5 |
| 2 beds | n/a | £210k6 | n/a | n/a | £230k15 |
| 3 beds | £300k22 | £260k5 | n/a | n/a | £295k30 |
| 4 beds | £315k12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | £375k22 |
| 5+ beds | £400k7 | £495k5 | n/a | n/a | £490k19 |
| All sizes | £313k46 | £245k20 | £488k6 | £375k5 | £310k91 |
Median asking price, with the number for sale below it. Combinations with fewer than 5 listings are shown as n/a. Types shown are the four most common in the area.
Price per square foot
176 matched sales
Cardiff: £304 per sq ft
60 listings with a known floor area
Cardiff: £308 per sq ft
Asking price per sq ft by property type in Cathays
Current listings with a known floor area; the count under each row
| property type | Cathays | Cardiff |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses (33 listings) | £297 | £292 |
Asking against sold price per sq ft by property type in Cathays
Today's listings against Land Registry sales in the 12 months to June 2026
| Type | Asking | Sold | Asking vs sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | £29733 listings | £299141 sales | in line |
Per square foot, so size differences are already taken out; what remains is a mix of pricing, condition and which homes happen to be for sale versus sold. Context, not a discount.
Sold price per sq ft by property type in Cathays
| property type | Cathays | Cardiff |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced (141 sales) | £299 | £292 |
Sold prices per sq ft in Cathays are up 47% over 10 years, to £298
Cardiff: up 48% to £304 over the same period
| Window ends | Cathays | Cardiff |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 2016 | £203 | £206 |
| Dec 2016 | £209 | £207 |
| Mar 2017 | £212 | £208 |
| Jun 2017 | £214 | £210 |
| Sept 2017 | £220 | £214 |
| Dec 2017 | £219 | £217 |
| Mar 2018 | £219 | £220 |
| Jun 2018 | £219 | £222 |
| Sept 2018 | £220 | £224 |
| Dec 2018 | £223 | £226 |
| Mar 2019 | £224 | £227 |
| Jun 2019 | £224 | £228 |
| Sept 2019 | £224 | £229 |
| Dec 2019 | £224 | £232 |
| Mar 2020 | £232 | £234 |
| Jun 2020 | £234 | £235 |
| Sept 2020 | £241 | £237 |
| Dec 2020 | £244 | £242 |
| Mar 2021 | £249 | £248 |
| Jun 2021 | £251 | £254 |
| Sept 2021 | £254 | £257 |
| Dec 2021 | £260 | £262 |
| Mar 2022 | £263 | £265 |
| Jun 2022 | £268 | £271 |
| Sept 2022 | £270 | £278 |
| Dec 2022 | £280 | £287 |
| Mar 2023 | £282 | £291 |
| Jun 2023 | £284 | £291 |
| Sept 2023 | £282 | £290 |
| Dec 2023 | £280 | £286 |
| Mar 2024 | £276 | £285 |
| Jun 2024 | £274 | £286 |
| Sept 2024 | £281 | £288 |
| Dec 2024 | £282 | £291 |
| Mar 2025 | £287 | £294 |
| Jun 2025 | £292 | £297 |
| Sept 2025 | £295 | £300 |
| Dec 2025 | £296 | £301 |
| Mar 2026 | £299 | £302 |
| Jun 2026 | £298 | £304 |
Sold figures: HM Land Registry and EPC data, excluding new-builds. Asking figures: current listings with a known floor area.
Homes sold in Cathays
Land Registry records for the 12 months to December 2025
Previous 12 months: 207 sales
Cardiff: £265,000
vs Cathays's norm of 211 sales a year · Cardiff: +3%
Sales are running above Cathays's five-year norm; Cardiff is 3% above its own norm.
How sold prices have moved by property type in Cathays
Median sold price in the 12 months to December 2025 against the same window one and five years earlier
| Type | Sales | Median | vs 1 year ago | vs 5 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All types | 231 | £288k | +8.5% | +22.3% |
| Terraced | 177 | £300k | +9.1% | +26.3% |
Changes compare medians of different homes sold in each window, so they mix price movement with what happened to sell; cells with fewer than 30 sales at either end are n/a.
Median sold price by property type in Cathays
Number of sales in the window under each type
| property type | Cathays | Cardiff |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced (177 sales) | £300,000 | £260,000 |
| Flat / maisonette (28 sales) | £172,250 | £167,500 |
| Semi-detached (19 sales) | £345,000 | £302,485 |
| Detached (7 sales) | £395,000 | £455,000 |
The median sold price in Cathays is up 51% over 10 years, to £288k
Now 8% above Cardiff (£265k)
| Window ends | Cathays | Cardiff |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2016 | £191k | £175k |
| Jun 2016 | £195k | £175k |
| Sept 2016 | £198k | £178k |
| Dec 2016 | £206k | £179k |
| Mar 2017 | £210k | £180k |
| Jun 2017 | £210k | £180k |
| Sept 2017 | £215k | £180k |
| Dec 2017 | £219k | £183k |
| Mar 2018 | £219k | £185k |
| Jun 2018 | £220k | £187k |
| Sept 2018 | £222k | £190k |
| Dec 2018 | £225k | £195k |
| Mar 2019 | £225k | £195k |
| Jun 2019 | £222k | £197k |
| Sept 2019 | £222k | £198k |
| Dec 2019 | £220k | £200k |
| Mar 2020 | £224k | £202k |
| Jun 2020 | £225k | £205k |
| Sept 2020 | £232k | £210k |
| Dec 2020 | £235k | £215k |
| Mar 2021 | £235k | £225k |
| Jun 2021 | £241k | £230k |
| Sept 2021 | £246k | £235k |
| Dec 2021 | £250k | £237k |
| Mar 2022 | £250k | £235k |
| Jun 2022 | £250k | £240k |
| Sept 2022 | £255k | £245k |
| Dec 2022 | £260k | £250k |
| Mar 2023 | £265k | £255k |
| Jun 2023 | £267k | £252k |
| Sept 2023 | £270k | £250k |
| Dec 2023 | £266k | £250k |
| Mar 2024 | £260k | £247k |
| Jun 2024 | £260k | £250k |
| Sept 2024 | £260k | £250k |
| Dec 2024 | £265k | £255k |
| Mar 2025 | £278k | £260k |
| Jun 2025 | £280k | £260k |
| Sept 2025 | £285k | £265k |
| Dec 2025 | £288k | £265k |
231 homes sold in Cathays in the 12 months to December 2025, 12% more than the year before
Previous 12 months: 207
| Window ends | Cathays |
|---|---|
| Mar 2016 | 391 |
| Jun 2016 | 354 |
| Sept 2016 | 345 |
| Dec 2016 | 343 |
| Mar 2017 | 294 |
| Jun 2017 | 319 |
| Sept 2017 | 291 |
| Dec 2017 | 277 |
| Mar 2018 | 284 |
| Jun 2018 | 253 |
| Sept 2018 | 242 |
| Dec 2018 | 233 |
| Mar 2019 | 245 |
| Jun 2019 | 260 |
| Sept 2019 | 282 |
| Dec 2019 | 281 |
| Mar 2020 | 275 |
| Jun 2020 | 241 |
| Sept 2020 | 200 |
| Dec 2020 | 211 |
| Mar 2021 | 216 |
| Jun 2021 | 280 |
| Sept 2021 | 305 |
| Dec 2021 | 308 |
| Mar 2022 | 286 |
| Jun 2022 | 261 |
| Sept 2022 | 270 |
| Dec 2022 | 256 |
| Mar 2023 | 261 |
| Jun 2023 | 247 |
| Sept 2023 | 231 |
| Dec 2023 | 206 |
| Mar 2024 | 196 |
| Jun 2024 | 194 |
| Sept 2024 | 195 |
| Dec 2024 | 207 |
| Mar 2025 | 211 |
| Jun 2025 | 230 |
| Sept 2025 | 234 |
| Dec 2025 | 231 |
Recent sales in Cathays
The newest completed sales registered with HM Land Registry
| Address | Sold | Type | Price | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 Inverness Place · CF24 4RX | Jun 2026 | Terraced · Freehold | £295,000 | £375 |
| Flat 3, 83 Shirley Road · CF23 5HL | Jun 2026 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £232,000 | £469 |
| 14 Fanny Street · CF24 4EH | Jun 2026 | Terraced · Freehold | £250,000 | £363 |
| 4 Hazeldene Avenue · CF24 4QP | Jun 2026 | Terraced · Freehold | £290,000 | £278 |
| 93b Diana Street · CF24 4TT | Jun 2026 | Flat / maisonette · Leasehold | £193,000 | £381 |
| 149a Moy Road · CF24 4TH | Jun 2026 | Flat / maisonette · Freehold | £85,000 | £208 |
| 7 Tewkesbury Place · CF24 4QU | Jun 2026 | Terraced · Freehold | £341,000 | £288 |
| 42 Brithdir Street · CF24 4LG | Jun 2026 | Terraced · Freehold | £320,000 | £313 |
| 32 Llanishen Street · CF14 3QE | Jun 2026 | Terraced · Freehold | £280,000 | £213 |
| 44 Daniel Street · CF24 4NY | Jun 2026 | Terraced · Freehold | £288,000 | £265 |
| 69 Bangor Street · CF24 3LQ | May 2026 | Semi-detached · Freehold | £482,000 | £303 |
| 84 Gelligaer Street · CF24 4LB | May 2026 | Terraced · Freehold | £308,000 | £318 |
Contains HM Land Registry and EPC data.
What listings offer
Gardens in line with Cardiff
69% of listings have a garden; Cardiff: 67%. 63 of 91 listings have a garden. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.Less parking than Cardiff
18% of listings have parking or a garage; Cardiff: 71%. 16 of 91 listings have parking or a garage. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.More chain-free homes than Cardiff
42% of listings are listed as chain-free; Cardiff: 39%. 38 of 91 listings are listed as chain-free. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.Current listings worth a look
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Cathays property market: common questions
Where is Cathays?
Cathays is in central Cardiff, in South Glamorgan. Figures for Cathays cover listings within about 1 km of its centre (the dashed ring on the map), not an official boundary.
What is the average house price in Cathays?
The median asking price across the 91 homes for sale in Cathays is £310,000 (as of 20 August 2026). We quote the median (the middle listing) rather than a mean, because a handful of very expensive homes would pull a mean upwards. Half of listings ask between £260,000 and £445,000. That is 15% above Cardiff. Homes that actually sold in Cathays went for a median £287,500 (Land Registry, 12 months to December 2025).
How many homes are for sale in Cathays?
91 homes are on the market in Cathays right now, 33 of them listed in the last 30 days. Perch counts every listing it tracks across estate agents and portals, refreshed daily.
Are house prices being cut in Cathays?
22 listings in Cathays had their asking price reduced in the last 30 days, about 24% of the homes currently for sale.
How much do flats and houses cost in Cathays?
The median asking price for a flat in Cathays is £200,000; for a house it is £315,000. Use the property type and bedroom filters on this page for a finer cut.
What is the price per square foot in Cathays?
In Cathays, homes that sold went for a median £298 per sq ft (HM Land Registry and EPC data), and current listings with a known floor area ask a median £296 per sq ft.
How these numbers are made
- Asking figures: Current listings we track across estate agents and portals (91 in Cathays), refreshed daily, as of 20 August 2026. We quote medians, never means, and suppress anything based on fewer than 5 listings. Figures for Cathays cover listings within about 1 km of its centre (the dashed ring on the map), not an official boundary.
- Off market and time listed: Off-market counts include only listings confirmed off the market after a short grace period; "typical time listed" is time advertised, not time to sell. We have tracked Cathays since May 2026.
- Cardiff comparisons: The same daily snapshot taken across the whole of Cardiff, so both sides of every comparison share one basis. Where a comparison spans all property types, some of the gap reflects what is for sale here.
- Sold figures: HM Land Registry price paid data for the 12 months to December 2025 (the latest months are left out while sales are still being registered), with floor areas from EPC certificates. England and Wales; new-builds and non-standard transactions excluded.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and Energy Performance of Buildings Data: England and Wales © Crown copyright.