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Caerau West

Middle area

West Cardiff. 6,900 people in 1.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Caerau West’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£240,000
2,422nd lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,599
3,665th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Caerau West compares

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Median sale price48 middle areas, Cardiff · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Cardiff48 areas from £160,000 to £557,500. The middle area is £269,000. Caerau West is £240,000.
£240,00018th lowest
Population48 middle areas, Cardiff · 2021
Population: every middle area in Cardiff48 areas from 5,697 to 12,253. The middle area is 7,156. Caerau West is 6,599.
6,59917th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage48 middle areas, Cardiff · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Cardiff48 areas from 77.2% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.0%. Caerau West is 97.7%.
97.7%joint 17th highest
Claimant rate48 middle areas, Cardiff · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Cardiff48 areas from 1.3% to 8.4%. The middle area is 3.3%. Caerau West is 5.8%.
5.8%joint 10th highest

Figures for the whole of Cardiff

These figures are published for the whole of Cardiff, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cardiff and not Caerau West alone. See Cardiff

Average house price
£272,252
Up 2.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,946
121st lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.4×
167th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
82.2years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Caerau West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Caerau West was £240,000 in 2025.

Caerau West had 6,599 usual residents at the census.

In Caerau West, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Caerau West, 5.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.