Cowbridge Road West, Cardiff

MyStreetCheck free street report: Cowbridge Road West, Cardiff · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/cardiff-cardiff/cowbridge-road-west/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CF5 5BY, CF5 5TF, CF5 5FD.

Average price (last 12 months)

£202,207

7 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£173,222

155 sales

Price range

£66k – £470k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

4 Aug 2026

CF5 5BY

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At a glance

House prices£202k average36% below the Cardiff average Crime348 reportedWithin about a mile, latest month Flood riskNo flood warning areasFrom rivers or the sea Nearest station24 min walkWaun-gron Park station Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold88% freeholdAcross 194 Land Registry sales Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

155 property sales on Cowbridge Road West, Cardiff have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 7 homes sold here for an average of £202,207. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £192,111. Average sale prices rose from £144,739 in 2016 to £192,613 in 2026 (+33%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 36% below the Cardiff average of £315,449 over the same period. 36 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 34 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 46% semi-detached, 41% terraced, 10% flat. Recorded sale prices on Cowbridge Road West range from £65,500 to £470,000. 88% of homes sold here were freehold and 12% leasehold. Of 702 streets in Cardiff with at least two sales in the last year, Cowbridge Road West ranks 576th for average price.

House prices on Cowbridge Road West compared

Cowbridge Road West£202,207

CF5 postcode area£310,872

Cardiff£315,449

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CF5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 88% freehold and 12% leasehold across 194 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	71	£192,111	4 Aug 2026
Terraced	63	£165,711	11 Dec 2025
Flat	16	£115,294	12 Jun 2026
Detached	5	£185,000	29 Jul 2024

Sold prices on Cowbridge Road West

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
354, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5BY	4 Aug 2026	£270,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
352, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5BY	27 Jul 2026	£240,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 6, Riverview Court, 2, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5FD	12 Jun 2026	£139,950	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 3, Riverview Court, 2, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5FD	16 Jan 2026	£120,500	Flat	Leasehold
32, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5BS	12 Dec 2025	£210,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
394, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5BY	11 Dec 2025	£205,000	Terraced	Freehold
554, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5DB	9 Dec 2025	£230,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
518, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5DB	7 Oct 2025	£227,500	Semi-detached	Freehold
454, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5BZ	1 Aug 2025	£205,000	Terraced	Freehold
459, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5TF	1 Aug 2025	£199,950	Terraced	Freehold
119, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5TB	14 Jul 2025	£250,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
443, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5TF	4 Jul 2025	£245,000	Terraced	Freehold
451, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5TF	20 Jun 2025	£150,000	Terraced	Freehold
249, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5TD	6 Jun 2025	£215,000	Terraced	Freehold
492, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5DA	6 May 2025	£187,500	Terraced	Freehold
16 - 18, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5BS	17 Apr 2025	£270,000	Other	Freehold
418, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5BZ	11 Apr 2025	£218,500	Terraced	Freehold
451, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5TF	11 Apr 2025	£135,000	Terraced	Freehold
512, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5DB	28 Mar 2025	£204,950	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 8, Riverview Court, 2, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5FD	26 Mar 2025	£144,000	Flat	Leasehold
456, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5BZ	12 Mar 2025	£138,000	Terraced	Freehold
390, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5BY	28 Feb 2025	£205,000	Terraced	Freehold
88, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5BT	14 Feb 2025	£279,950	Semi-detached	Freehold
466, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5BZ	31 Jan 2025	£220,000	Terraced	Freehold
194, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5BW	23 Jan 2025	£156,000	Terraced	Freehold
112, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5BT	25 Oct 2024	£310,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
43, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5BQ	4 Oct 2024	£329,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
338, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5BY	25 Sep 2024	£185,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
181, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5TB	20 Sep 2024	£206,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
63, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5BQ	13 Sep 2024	£470,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Unit 1, Homes House, 253, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5TD	3 Sep 2024	£2,500	Other	Leasehold
147, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5TB	30 Aug 2024	£223,000	Terraced	Freehold
Flat 4, Riverview Court, 2, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5FD	23 Aug 2024	£90,000	Flat	Leasehold
Flat 2, Riverview Court, 2, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5FD	16 Aug 2024	£123,000	Flat	Leasehold
118, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5BT	29 Jul 2024	£240,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
363A, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5TE	29 Jul 2024	£217,000	Detached	Freehold
217, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5TD	26 Jul 2024	£225,000	Terraced	Freehold
554, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5DB	28 Jun 2024	£225,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Methodist Church, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5BQ	28 Jun 2024	£460,000	Other	Freehold
500, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5DA	12 Jun 2024	£160,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
328, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5BY	17 Apr 2024	£215,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
237, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5TD	3 Apr 2024	£240,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
4, Megan Court, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5DQ	3 Apr 2024	£120,000	Flat	Leasehold
19, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5BP	19 Jan 2024	£230,000	Terraced	Freehold
426, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5BZ	12 Jan 2024	£205,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
Flat 6, Riverview Court, 2, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5FD	20 Dec 2023	£127,000	Flat	Leasehold
382, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5BY	15 Dec 2023	£175,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
137, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5TB	20 Nov 2023	£260,000	Terraced	Freehold
5, Megan Court, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5DQ	7 Nov 2023	£69,250	Flat	Leasehold
412, Cowbridge Road West CF5 5BZ	22 Sep 2023	£180,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
352, Cowbridge Road West	£175,000 (Nov 2020) → £205,000 (Feb 2022) → £240,000 (Jul 2026)	+37% over 6 yrs
Flat 6, Riverview Court, 2, Cowbridge Road West	£114,000 (Aug 2016) → £127,000 (Dec 2023) → £139,950 (Jun 2026)	+23% over 10 yrs
Flat 3, Riverview Court, 2, Cowbridge Road West	£118,000 (Aug 2017) → £120,500 (Jan 2026)	+2% over 8 yrs
554, Cowbridge Road West	£225,000 (Jun 2024) → £230,000 (Dec 2025)	+2% over 1 yr
459, Cowbridge Road West	£126,000 (May 2016) → £199,950 (Aug 2025)	+59% over 9 yrs
119, Cowbridge Road West	£165,000 (Feb 2016) → £250,000 (Jul 2025)	+52% over 9 yrs
443, Cowbridge Road West	£105,000 (Nov 2016) → £172,500 (Nov 2017) → £245,000 (Jul 2025)	+133% over 9 yrs
451, Cowbridge Road West	£145,000 (Oct 2018) → £150,000 (Feb 2020) → £135,000 (Apr 2025) → £150,000 (Jun 2025)	+3% over 7 yrs
492, Cowbridge Road West	£137,000 (May 2019) → £187,500 (May 2025)	+37% over 6 yrs
512, Cowbridge Road West	£195,000 (Oct 2021) → £204,950 (Mar 2025)	+5% over 3 yrs
Flat 8, Riverview Court, 2, Cowbridge Road West	£115,000 (Mar 2016) → £144,000 (Mar 2025)	+25% over 9 yrs
390, Cowbridge Road West	£96,500 (Oct 2019) → £158,000 (Sep 2020) → £205,000 (Feb 2025)	+112% over 5 yrs
112, Cowbridge Road West	£217,000 (Nov 2019) → £310,000 (Oct 2024)	+43% over 5 yrs
Flat 4, Riverview Court, 2, Cowbridge Road West	£95,000 (Aug 2016) → £90,000 (Aug 2024)	-5% over 8 yrs
Flat 2, Riverview Court, 2, Cowbridge Road West	£107,500 (Aug 2016) → £123,000 (Aug 2024)	+14% over 8 yrs
363A, Cowbridge Road West	£143,000 (May 2016) → £217,000 (Jul 2024)	+52% over 8 yrs
137, Cowbridge Road West	£189,950 (Nov 2016) → £260,000 (Nov 2023)	+37% over 7 yrs
5, Megan Court, Cowbridge Road West	£68,250 (Mar 2016) → £69,250 (Nov 2023)	+1% over 8 yrs
412, Cowbridge Road West	£176,000 (Aug 2021) → £180,000 (Sep 2023)	+2% over 2 yrs
449, Cowbridge Road West	£137,000 (Apr 2016) → £200,000 (Feb 2023)	+46% over 7 yrs
22, Cowbridge Road West	£350,000 (Sep 2016) → £300,000 (Mar 2017) → £770,000 (Dec 2022)	+120% over 6 yrs
Flat 9, Riverview Court, 2, Cowbridge Road West	£140,000 (Sep 2016) → £155,000 (Sep 2022)	+11% over 6 yrs
254, Cowbridge Road West	£137,000 (Jul 2016) → £151,500 (Aug 2019) → £203,000 (Mar 2022)	+48% over 6 yrs
498, Cowbridge Road West	£133,000 (Apr 2016) → £180,000 (Oct 2021)	+35% over 5 yrs
224, Cowbridge Road West	£145,000 (Dec 2016) → £190,000 (Oct 2021)	+31% over 5 yrs
453, Cowbridge Road West	£138,000 (May 2016) → £179,000 (Mar 2021)	+30% over 5 yrs
369, Cowbridge Road West	£153,000 (Jun 2016) → £180,000 (Nov 2020)	+18% over 4 yrs
455, Cowbridge Road West	£145,000 (Dec 2019) → £170,000 (Nov 2020)	+17% over under a year
173, Cowbridge Road West	£171,000 (Oct 2017) → £200,000 (Sep 2020)	+17% over 3 yrs
446, Cowbridge Road West	£116,000 (Jan 2016) → £145,000 (May 2020)	+25% over 4 yrs

Showing the 30 most recent of 36 homes with more than one sale.

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Crime and flood risk near Cowbridge Road West

Crime

348 crimes were reported within about a mile of Cowbridge Road West in August 2026.

Violence & sexual offences	119
Anti-social behaviour	51
Public order	45
Criminal damage & arson	39
Drugs	18
Shoplifting	18

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Cowbridge Road West is not in or near any Environment Agency flood warning or alert area.

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Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

Waun-gron Park station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
Fairwater station 1.4 mi · 29 min walk
Danescourt station 1.8 mi · 37 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Wilson Road (before, Cowbridge Road West) 1 min walk
Wilson Road (after, Cowbridge Road West) 2 min walk
Ely Police Station (o/s, Cowbridge Road West) 3 min walk
Ely Police Station (opp, Cowbridge Road West) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

The Caerau Lane Surgery
Danescourt & Greenmount Surgery, 25 Church Road, Cardiff · 0.4 mi
Woodlands Medical Centre
1 Greenfarm Road, Cardiff · 0.6 mi
Ely Bridge Surgery
23 Mill Road, Ely, Cardiff · 0.9 mi
Fairwater Health Centre
Plasmawr Road, Cardiff · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

Tesco Express Tesco Ely Cardiff Express · 0.1 mi
Lidl Lidl Ely Cardiff · 0.1 mi
Heron Heron Caerau · 0.4 mi
Aldi Aldi Treseder Way Ely Cardiff · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

Knights Caerau Lane Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
Knights Wilson Road Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
Knights Mill Road Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
Trelai Park Dental Clinic · 0.6 mi
Dental Surgery · 0.8 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	33.0%	62.5%
Private rented	19.4%	20.3%
Social rented	46.7%	17.1%
Households	643

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	26.7%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	64.1%	64.1%
Aged 65+	9.2%	18.6%
Residents	1,603

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	99%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	98%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	99%	92%

Share of homes across Cardiff with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Cowbridge Road West

Ethnic group

	Here	Cardiff
White	85.3%	79.2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	5.7%	4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	4.6%	3.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	3.4%	9.7%
Other ethnic group	1%	3.3%

Religion

	Here	Cardiff
No religion	56.6%	42.9%
Christian	27.8%	38.4%
Not answered	7.5%	6.3%
Muslim	6.1%	9.3%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%
Jewish	0.1%	–
Hindu	0%	1.5%

Country of birth

	Here	Cardiff
Born in the UK	90%	83.5%
Born outside the UK	10%	16.5%

Highest qualification

	Here	Cardiff
No qualifications	30.8%	16.3%
Level 4 qualifications and above	19%	40%
Level 2 qualifications	14.9%	11.1%
Level 3 qualifications	14.2%	19.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	12.8%	6.9%
Apprenticeship	5.2%	3.9%
Other qualifications	3.1%	2.6%

General health

	Here	Cardiff
Very good health	39.5%	50.1%
Good health	34.8%	31.8%
Fair health	15.3%	12.2%
Bad health	8%	4.5%
Very bad health	2.4%	1.4%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Cardiff
1 car or van in household	45%	43%
No cars or vans in household	39.2%	26%
2 cars or vans in household	12.7%	24%
3 or more cars or vans in household	3.1%	7%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Cardiff.

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Estate agents near Cowbridge Road West

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Fortis Estate Agents 1.0 mi
Hoskins Morgan 1.3 mi
Hern & Crabtree 1.4 mi
Peter Alan 1.5 mi

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Streets like Cowbridge Road West, but cheaper

Nearby streets with the same main type of home, where prices are lower.

Street	Average price	Cheaper by	Distance
Nottage Road Cardiff	£180,000	11%	0.0 mi
Wheatley Road Cardiff	£160,000	21%	0.1 mi
Crossways Road Cardiff	£145,409	28%	0.1 mi
Aberthaw Road Cardiff	£132,158	35%	0.2 mi
Kilgetty Close Cardiff	£165,438	18%	0.2 mi
Caerau Park Crescent Cardiff	£143,921	29%	0.2 mi
Vachell Road Cardiff	£185,000	9%	0.3 mi
Fonmon Crescent Cardiff	£154,250	24%	0.3 mi

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