Victoria Park
Cardiff 035 · 4 sub-areas · 5,875 residents
Victoria Park 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. A high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Victoria Park?
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; 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.
Victoria Park in Cardiff
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Victoria Park?
- The median monthly rent across Victoria Park is £1,157.
- How safe is Victoria Park?
- Victoria Park 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 Victoria Park?
- 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 11 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Victoria Park?
- There are 1 schools within 2 km of Victoria Park, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 28110 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Victoria Park?
- The most common council tax band in Victoria Park is E. Council tax is set by Cardiff council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Victoria Park to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Victoria Park to central London is approximately 124 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 Victoria Park?
- 100% of premises in Victoria Park are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the average property price in Victoria Park?
- The average property price across Cardiff (the local authority covering Victoria Park) 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 Victoria Park 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 Victoria Park?
- Victoria Park contains 4 local areas: Cardiff 035D, Cardiff 035A, Cardiff 035B, Cardiff 035C.
- Where is Victoria Park?
- Victoria Park sits within Cardiff in the Wales region.
Frequently asked about Victoria Park
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Victoria Park?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Victoria Park 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 Victoria Park a safe place to live?
- Victoria Park has a safety score of 76/100. 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 Victoria Park?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Victoria Park are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Victoria Park?
- Public-transport commute time from Victoria Park to central London is approximately 124 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Victoria Park different from the rest of Cardiff?
- Victoria Park 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 Victoria Park rank in Cardiff?
- Victoria Park scores 55/100 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.