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Splott

Middle area

East Cardiff. 6,683 people in 1.7 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 Splott’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£222,000
2,031st lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,352
3,280th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Splott 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. Splott is £222,000.
£222,00012th 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. Splott is 6,352.
6,35212th 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%. Splott is 96.7%.
96.7%24th 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%. Splott is 6.6%.
6.6%5th 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 Splott 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
Splott in brief

The median price paid for a home in Splott was £222,000 in 2025.

Splott had 6,352 usual residents at the census.

In Splott, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Splott, 6.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.