Pentyrch and St Fagans
vs Whitchurch and Tongwynlais
Whitchurch and Tongwynlais has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Pentyrch and St Fagans. Homes in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais sold for a median of £347,500, in line with Pentyrch and St Fagans. Pentyrch and St Fagans has more green space nearby (48% within 500 m, against 20%).
People
Pentyrch and St Fagans has 9,529 residents in 3,944 households; Whitchurch and Tongwynlais has 15,807 in 6,842. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (22% and 23%). Whitchurch and Tongwynlais has the higher share of people living alone: 32%, 9.8 percentage points more than Pentyrch and St Fagans (Cardiff: 32%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is detached houses in Pentyrch and St Fagans (58%) and semi-detached houses in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais (46%). Pentyrch and St Fagans has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 83%, 6.9 percentage points more than Whitchurch and Tongwynlais (Cardiff: 58%). Whitchurch and Tongwynlais has the higher share of private renting: 12%, 2.4 percentage points more than Pentyrch and St Fagans (Cardiff: 24%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £345,497 in Pentyrch and St Fagans and £347,500 in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais, against £270,000 across Cardiff.
Surroundings
Pentyrch and St Fagans has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 48%, 28.1 percentage points more than Whitchurch and Tongwynlais (Cardiff: 19%). A typical postcode has 21 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Pentyrch and St Fagans, and 140 in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais. The typical postcode is 559 m from the nearest school in Pentyrch and St Fagans and 376 m in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais. The typical postcode is 2,687 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Pentyrch and St Fagans and 679 m in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 39% of premises in Pentyrch and St Fagans and 94% in Whitchurch and Tongwynlais.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 54 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Pentyrch and St Fagans 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.
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Pentyrch and St Fagans is one of 28 wards in Cardiff, home to 9,529 people in 3,944 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £345,497 over the past two years, 28% above the Cardiff median. On average 48% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 160% above 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.
Pentyrch and St Fagans and Whitchurch and Tongwynlais next to other wards of Cardiff.