OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Cardiff

Private rents in Cardiff average £1,169 a month across all property sizes, up 3.4% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£1,169
1-bed
£902
2-bed
£1,078
3-bed
£1,203
4+ bed
£1,693
Flats
£990

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The £1,169 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £902 and a 3-bed at £1,203 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in Cardiff
Two-year change: +12.2%Five-year change: +36.2%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 1.6% over the last six months, against +1.8% in the six before: a steady market.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
CF15301 sales£346,000CF141,282 sales£340,000CF23687 sales£290,000CF51,091 sales£286,250CF3700 sales£252,250CF11640 sales£235,000CF24584 sales£235,000CF10277 sales£179,000
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £270,000.
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What next door costs
Cardiff is the 7th cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Merthyr Tydfil£640£723£1,0902Rhondda Cynon Taf£675£757£9963Caerphilly£686£773£1,0904Torfaen£763£893£1,3735Newport£861£963£1,3596Vale of Glamorgan£893£1,002£1,486
7CardiffYou are here£1,078£1,203£1,693
Nearest by the centre point of each area, so a very large or coastal area can throw up a neighbour that is not a natural comparison.
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.