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Thornhill

Middle area

North Cardiff. 5,689 people in 1.3 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 Thornhill’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£268,000
3,088th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,700
2,387th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Thornhill 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. Thornhill is £268,000.
£268,00024th 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. Thornhill is 5,700.
5,7002nd 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%. Thornhill is 99.6%.
99.6%4th 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%. Thornhill 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 Thornhill 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
Thornhill in brief

The median price paid for a home in Thornhill was £268,000 in 2025.

Thornhill had 5,700 usual residents at the census.

In Thornhill, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

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