Standing view · housing · Cardiff
falling, held with strong confidence, formed on 5 October 2026 from movements in 2026-08.
Homes sold in Cardiff numbered 294 in March 2026, 265 in April and 228 in May, each recorded as falling. The average house price was £272,024 in March 2026. Average private rent was £1,068 for a two-bedroom home in March 2026, £1,679 for a home with four or more bedrooms in April, £1,203 for a three-bedroom home in July and £1,516 for a detached home in August. Sales fell in each of the three months recorded.
A view is formed only where the evidence names a figure you can check. Each movement listed as a reason had to be large enough to matter and distinctive in at least one way — unusual against this area's own history, unusual against comparable areas, or sustained over several periods. A movement shared with peers counts for less, because it says something about the country rather than about Cardiff. Where no figure supports a direction we hold no view rather than a hedged one.
| Measure | Period | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Homes sold | 2026-03 | falling |
| Homes sold | 2026-04 | falling |
| Homes sold | 2026-05 | falling |
These figures carry no defensible direction of their own: a rising house price is good news to an owner and bad news to someone trying to buy, so we do not score one as an improvement. They are shown because they are part of the picture, and they did not decide the view above.
| Measure | Period | Series |
|---|---|---|
| Average house price | 2026-03 | — |
| Average private rent, two bedrooms | 2026-03 | — |
| Average private rent, four or more bedrooms | 2026-04 | — |
| Average private rent, three bedrooms | 2026-07 | — |
| Average private rent, detached | 2026-08 | — |