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Cardiff house prices

Average sold prices for Cardiff, broken down by property type, buyer status, funding status and property status, from HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index.

Average price

£272,866

Annual change

+2.9%

Homes sold, March 2026

253

Wales average

£215,252

The average property in Cardiff sold for £272,866 in May 2026, up 2.9% on the year. That is about 27% above the Wales average of £215,252. 253 homes sold in Cardiff in March 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published transaction counts for.

Price trend

Over the 12 months to May 2026, the average price in Cardiff rose 3%, peaking at £272,866 in May 2026.

£272,866 £264,676

June 2025May 2026

Peak £272,866 in May 2026.

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By property type

Detached homes are the most expensive in Cardiff at £520,944, 223% above flat or maisonette at £161,505. Every type is up on the year bar Flat or maisonette, which is broadly flat.

Average sold price by property type, May 2026.
Property type	Average price	Annual change
Detached	£520,944	+2.6%
Semi-detached	£325,414	+4.2%
Terraced	£262,211	+4%
Flat or maisonette	£161,505	Broadly flat

By buyer status

First-time buyers in Cardiff paid £99,149 less than people who already owned, a gap of 42%.

Average sold price by buyer status, May 2026.
Buyer	Average price	Annual change
First-time buyer	£234,697	+3%
Former owner-occupier	£333,846	+2.8%

By funding status

Cash buyers in Cardiff paid 8% less than those with a mortgage. Cash accounted for 23% of the sales counted in March 2026.

Average sold price by funding status, May 2026. Sales volumes are for March 2026, the most recent month published. Cash and mortgage sales are counted separately and do not necessarily add up to the total above.
Paid with	Average price	Annual change	Sales
Cash	£255,427	+2.2%	25
Mortgage	£278,005	+3.1%	85

By property status

New builds in Cardiff sold for 53% more than existing homes.

Average sold price by property status, March 2026. Sales volumes are not shown for new builds: they are registered months after completion, so recent counts are incomplete rather than low.
Property status	Average price	Annual change
New build	£411,000	+4.7%
Existing property	£267,961	+1.2%

Month by month

Average sold price and annual change over the last 12 published months. Sales volumes stop two months short because HM Land Registry withhold the most recent counts until more transactions are registered.
Month	Average price	Annual change	Sales
May 2026	£272,866	+2.9%	n/a
April 2026	£270,248	+1.5%	n/a
March 2026	£271,558	+1.4%	253
February 2026	£270,782	+2.1%	249
January 2026	£270,623	+1.8%	271
December 2025	£270,396	+2.1%	314
November 2025	£269,635	+1.2%	359
October 2025	£269,965	+1.5%	444
September 2025	£268,145	+0.6%	361
August 2025	£266,889	+0.7%	433
July 2025	£264,935	+1%	406
June 2025	£264,676	+1.7%	412

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Figures for a local authority are a three-month average rather than a single month's transactions. HM Land Registry revise the most recent twelve months as more sales are registered, so recent figures are provisional.