Fairwater
vs Llandaff
Fairwater has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Llandaff. Homes in Llandaff sold for a median of £330,000, 34% above Fairwater. Fairwater has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 19%).
People
Fairwater has 13,064 residents in 5,865 households; Llandaff has 8,775 in 3,758. Llandaff has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 6.9 percentage points more than Fairwater (Cardiff: 15%). Fairwater has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 3 percentage points more than Llandaff (Cardiff: 32%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 40% of homes in Fairwater and 40% in Llandaff. Llandaff has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 82%, 20.8 percentage points more than Fairwater (Cardiff: 58%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (14% and 14%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £246,500 in Fairwater and £330,000 in Llandaff, against £270,000 across Cardiff.
Surroundings
Fairwater has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 1.7 percentage points more than Llandaff (Cardiff: 19%). A typical postcode has 83 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Fairwater, and 131 in Llandaff. The typical postcode is 310 m from the nearest school in Fairwater and 302 m in Llandaff. The typical postcode is 813 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Fairwater and 609 m in Llandaff. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Fairwater and 92% in Llandaff.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 101 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Fairwater and 53 in Llandaff, against 118 across Cardiff. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Fairwater is one of 28 wards in Cardiff, home to 13,064 people in 5,865 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £246,500 over the past two years, 9% below the Cardiff median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 12% above the Cardiff average.
Llandaff is one of 28 wards in Cardiff, home to 8,775 people in 3,758 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £330,000 over the past two years, 22% above the Cardiff median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Cardiff average.
More comparisons.
Fairwater and Llandaff next to other wards of Cardiff.