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Cathays North

Middle area

North east Cardiff. 10,004 people in 1.0 square kilometre.

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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 Cathays North’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£280,250
3,398th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,568
1,550th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Cathays North 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. Cathays North is £280,250.
£280,25022nd highest
Population48 middle areas, Cardiff · 2021
Population: every middle area in Cardiff48 areas from 5,697 to 12,253. The middle area is 7,156. Cathays North is 9,568.
9,5687th 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%. Cathays North is 97.4%.
97.4%joint 21st 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%. Cathays North is 1.7%.
1.7%joint 10th lowest

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 Cathays North 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
Cathays North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Cathays North was £280,250 in 2025.

Cathays North had 9,568 usual residents at the census.

In Cathays North, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Cathays North, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.