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Trowbridge

Middle area

North east Cardiff. 6,597 people in 1.2 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 Trowbridge’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£220,000
1,941st lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,972
2,709th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Trowbridge 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. Trowbridge is £220,000.
£220,000joint 10th 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. Trowbridge is 5,972.
5,9727th 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%. Trowbridge is 98.4%.
98.4%joint 8th 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%. Trowbridge is 6.5%.
6.5%joint 6th 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 Trowbridge 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
Trowbridge in brief

The median price paid for a home in Trowbridge was £220,000 in 2025.

Trowbridge had 5,972 usual residents at the census.

In Trowbridge, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Trowbridge, 6.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.