Vale of Glamorgan noise and liveability

Cardiff. Aircraft noise, affordability, crime, transport and air quality, from published sources.

5.7Sky Score out of 10; on every score here, 10 is best
Quiet skies
5.0 / 10
Affordability
5.8 / 10Scored against the prices of every UK area we cover, not just this city - 4 of 4 here by price, cheapest first
Growth
5.0 / 10Price trend after inflation (real terms), scored against every borough Sky Score covers in this currency, not just this city - 2 of 4 here by trend, fastest-rising first
Liveability
6.4 / 10

Noise and planes

Aircraft noise is moderate

Estimated from the distance to the airport and its routes; DEFRA's noise maps do not cover this airport

Air and flood

Air quality

1.01 × the WHO 2021 guideline

DEFRA background maps against WHO 2021

Living here

Recorded crime is 1.4 times lower than the London median

62.8 recorded offences per 1,000 residents a year; the London median is 87.6.

ONS Table C4, per 1,000 residents per year

Transport access is moderate

The national stop register (NaPTAN), share of postcodes within 800 m of a station

Healthcare access is moderate

NHS Organisation Data Service, share of postcodes within 500 m of a GP practice

Property

Average price

£300,358

Vale of Glamorgan£300,358
Cardiff median£248,977
HM Land Registry HPI

Price trend

+3.2% year on year

HM Land Registry HPI

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Where these numbers come from

Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, August 2026 vintage, Open Government Licence v3.0; Aviation noise context: ESTIMATED from Cardiff Airport (CWL) runway 12/30 geometry, with the distance ladder floored at the smallest published DEFRA Round 4 footprint because this airport is below the threshold DEFRA maps at all; NOT a DEFRA sample at this address; Crime: ONS Crime in England and Wales, Police Force Area data tables, year ending June 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; Liveability (3 of 4 inputs): ONS Crime in England and Wales, Table C4; NaPTAN rail, metro and tram access within 800 m; NHS Organisation Data Service GP practices within 500 m. Any absent input has its weight redistributed, not defaulted; Air quality: DEFRA background pollution maps (PCM), Open Government Licence v3.0; Inflation: ONS CPIH 12-month rate, all items (series L55O, dataset MM23), August 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; Postcode resolution: postcodes.io (Open Government Licence v3.0); Flight routes: UK Aeronautical Information Publication (NATS), derived by Sky Score for the aircraft noise estimate; public but not openly licensed, and not for navigation

Methodology version 5.7. Full method: the methodology (and the API reference). Figures are for the whole borough; a single address can differ.