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Cardiff Bay

Middle area

East Cardiff. 8,247 people in 6.5 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 Cardiff Bay’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£170,000
810th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,388
4,588th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Cardiff Bay compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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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. Cardiff Bay is £170,000.
£170,0002nd 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. Cardiff Bay is 7,388.
7,38823rd highest
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%. Cardiff Bay is 85.5%.
85.5%3rd lowest
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%. Cardiff Bay is 3.8%.
3.8%joint 22nd 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 Cardiff Bay 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
Cardiff Bay in brief

The median price paid for a home in Cardiff Bay was £170,000 in 2025.

Cardiff Bay had 7,388 usual residents at the census.

In Cardiff Bay, 85.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Cardiff Bay, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.