Llandaff
vs Whitchurch and Tongwynlais
Llandaff has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais. Homes in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais sold for a median of £347,500, 5% above Llandaff. Whitchurch and Tongwynlais has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 19%).
People
Llandaff has 8,775 residents in 3,758 households; Whitchurch and Tongwynlais has 15,807 in 6,842. Llandaff has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 1 percentage point more than Whitchurch and Tongwynlais (Cardiff: 15%). Llandaff has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 1.5 percentage points more than Whitchurch and Tongwynlais (Cardiff: 32%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 40% of homes in Llandaff and 46% in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais. Llandaff has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 82%, 5.5 percentage points more than Whitchurch and Tongwynlais (Cardiff: 58%). Llandaff has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 2.7 percentage points more than Whitchurch and Tongwynlais (Cardiff: 24%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £330,000 in Llandaff and £347,500 in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais, against £270,000 across Cardiff.
Surroundings
Whitchurch and Tongwynlais has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 1.2 percentage points more than Llandaff (Cardiff: 19%). A typical postcode has 131 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Llandaff, and 140 in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais. The typical postcode is 302 m from the nearest school in Llandaff and 376 m in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais. The typical postcode is 609 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Llandaff and 679 m in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Llandaff and 94% in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 53 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Llandaff and 74 in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais, 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.
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.
Whitchurch and Tongwynlais is one of 28 wards in Cardiff, home to 15,807 people in 6,842 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £347,500 over the past two years, 29% above the Cardiff median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 9% above the Cardiff average.
More comparisons.
Llandaff and Whitchurch and Tongwynlais next to other wards of Cardiff.