Living in Cardiff

Cardiff is a city in Wales, with a Census 2021 built-up area usual resident population of 348,535.

Not enough data for an overall grade yet: 4 of 7 headline measures available. Missing: Nearest GP, Air quality, Flood risk.

Is Cardiff a good place to live?

It depends on what matters to you. Tell PlaceFit your priorities, such as good schools, low crime, a short commute or countryside nearby, and Cardiff is graded against them, with every figure's source and date shown.

Cardiff in figures

Each figure is the published value for Cardiff, with the period it covers, the area it was measured over and its source.

Parks, woods and public green space

33.7% of the area is parks, woods or public green space. Period: latest release, 7 Oct 2026. Area: A 3 km radius around the centre of the named place. Source: OS Open Greenspace and OS Open Zoomstack woodland.

Countryside around

5.8% of the area is countryside, not built up. Period: latest release, 7 Oct 2026. Area: A 3 km radius around the centre of the named place. Source: OS Open Zoomstack urban areas.

Parks and playgrounds nearby

71 parks, playing fields and play areas. Period: latest release, 7 Oct 2026. Area: A 3 km radius around the centre of the named place. Source: OS Open Greenspace.

Peak drive to the nearest city or large town

32 min at peak. Period: retrieved 4 Nov 2026. Area: Place centre to the nearest other major town or city (ONS Major Towns and Cities), or to the reader's chosen destination. Source: OSRM routing on the OpenStreetMap road network.

Shops and everyday services

16.0 shops and services per km². Period: latest release, 2 Nov 2026. Area: A 3 km radius around the centre of the named place. Source: Overture Maps Places.

Fast broadband

About 94.55% of homes can get gigabit broadband. Period: latest release, 1 Jul 2025. Area: Postcode district (for example NG25). Source: Ofcom Connected Nations — fixed broadband. Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Registered childcare nearby

Not available yet — unavailable (CIW). Period: retrieved 7 Nov 2026. Area: Not applicable — this register has not been connected. Source: Care Inspectorate Wales. Welsh childcare is registered with Care Inspectorate Wales; PlaceFit does not yet include that register.

Mobile signal

98.73% of the area gets 4G on all four networks. Period: latest release, 1 Jan 2026. Area: Local or unitary authority area. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations — mobile coverage.

Recorded crime

64 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Period: September 2025 to August 2026. Area: 2021 census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) centred within the analysis area. Source: data.police.uk street-level crime. 5,778 reports among 90,125 residents: street-level crimes and anti-social behaviour recorded over 12 months in the 2021 census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) centred within 3 km, divided by their Census 2021 residents. Per resident, not per visitor: town centres and the coast record more because more people pass through than live there.

No figure for Cardiff: Flood risk from rivers and the sea, Nearest GP, Schools nearby, Buses within a 10-minute walk, Air quality. A missing figure is left out, never filled in.

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Where the figures for Cardiff come from

Police.uk recorded crime, Department for Education schools, NaPTAN bus stops, Ordnance Survey green space, NHS GP surgeries, Ofcom broadband and Environment Agency flood risk, each measured over about 3 km around the centre of Cardiff.

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