Neighbourhood · Cardiff · Wales
Fairwater South
Cardiff 031 · 4 sub-areas · 6,663 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (65/100)Watch-out: Families (39/100)Liveability 69/100 · Above median
Fairwater South is a mid-density neighbourhood of Cardiff in the Wales region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services.
Liveability
69/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Fairwater South?
A snapshot of Fairwater South
4 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,157 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Fairwater South in Cardiff
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Fairwater South?
- The median monthly rent across Fairwater South is £1,157.
- How safe is Fairwater South?
- Fairwater South has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Fairwater South?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 8 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Fairwater South?
- There are 1 schools within 2 km of Fairwater South, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 29965 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Fairwater South?
- The most common council tax band in Fairwater South is D. Council tax is set by Cardiff council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Fairwater South to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Fairwater South to central London is approximately 121 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Fairwater South?
- 100% of premises in Fairwater South are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the average property price in Fairwater South?
- The average property price across Cardiff (the local authority covering Fairwater South) is approximately £269,319, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Fairwater South a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.63 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £32,756.)
- Which local areas are part of Fairwater South?
- Fairwater South contains 4 local areas: Cardiff 031C, Cardiff 031D, Cardiff 031B, Cardiff 031A.
- Where is Fairwater South?
- Fairwater South sits within Cardiff in the Wales region.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Fairwater South
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Fairwater South?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Fairwater South is £1,157. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Fairwater South a safe place to live?
- Fairwater South has a safety score of 47/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Fairwater South?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Fairwater South are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Fairwater South?
- Public-transport commute time from Fairwater South to central London is approximately 121 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Fairwater South different from the rest of Cardiff?
- Fairwater South contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Fairwater South rank in Cardiff?
- Fairwater South scores 69/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Cardiff, see the Cities table on the Cardiff page.
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