Grangetown North
Cardiff 044 · 5 sub-areas · 9,070 residents
Grangetown North is a green, lower-density part of Cardiff — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Overview
What's it like to live in Grangetown North?
4 parks are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 15 restaurants and 2 pubs in five minutes; 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 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Grangetown North in Cardiff
What you'll need on day one
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Grangetown North?
- The median monthly rent across Grangetown North is £1,157.
- How safe is Grangetown North?
- Grangetown North 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 Grangetown North?
- 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 7 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Grangetown North?
- There are 1 schools within 2 km of Grangetown North, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 25732 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Grangetown North?
- The most common council tax band in Grangetown North is C. Council tax is set by Cardiff council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Grangetown North to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Grangetown North to central London is approximately 115 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 Grangetown North?
- 100% of premises in Grangetown North are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the average property price in Grangetown North?
- The average property price across Cardiff (the local authority covering Grangetown North) 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 Grangetown North 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 Grangetown North?
- Grangetown North contains 5 local areas: Cardiff 044E, Cardiff 044D, Cardiff 044A, Cardiff 044B, Cardiff 044C.
- Where is Grangetown North?
- Grangetown North sits within Cardiff in the Wales region.
Frequently asked about Grangetown North
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Grangetown North?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Grangetown North 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 Grangetown North a safe place to live?
- Grangetown North has a safety score of 52/100. 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 Grangetown North?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Grangetown North are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Grangetown North?
- Public-transport commute time from Grangetown North to central London is approximately 115 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Grangetown North different from the rest of Cardiff?
- Grangetown North contains 5 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 Grangetown North rank in Cardiff?
- Grangetown North scores 77/100 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.