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Heath

Middle area

North Cardiff. 5,784 people in 2.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£435,000
Joint 1,546th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,697
Joint 2,382nd least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Heath

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Heath at a rate of 93.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 112.2 per 1,000 people across Cardiff.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences184
Other crime137
Shoplifting69
Anti-social behaviour55
Vehicle crime32
Criminal damage and arson27
Burglary19
Drug offences11
Robbery4
Theft from the person2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Heath compares

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

HeathMiddle
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. Heath is £435,000.
£435,0005th most expensive
Population48 middle areas, Cardiff · 2021
Population: every middle area in Cardiff48 areas from 5,697 to 12,253. The middle area is 7,156. Heath is 5,697.
5,697least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares48 middle areas, Cardiff · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Cardiff48 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 78.5%. Heath is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Heath is 96.5%.
96.5%21st lowest

Is Heath safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Heath at a rate of 93.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 112.2 per 1,000 people across Cardiff.

Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 38 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Heath.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (184), other crime (137) and shoplifting (69).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 Heath 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.4×
Joint 167th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
381,516
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Heath in brief

The median price paid for a home in Heath was £435,000 in 2025.

Heath had 5,697 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Heath, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.