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Pontcanna

Middle area

North Cardiff. 6,465 people in 1.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by middle area

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Pontcanna, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£332,500
Joint 2,896th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,295
3,203rd least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

Recorded crime in Pontcanna

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pontcanna at a rate of 167.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 112.2 per 1,000 people across Cardiff.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences265
Other crime228
Vehicle crime200
Shoplifting130
Anti-social behaviour85
Criminal damage and arson61
Burglary60
Robbery35
Theft from the person9
Drug offences8

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Pontcanna compares

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PontcannaMiddle
Median sale price48 middle areas, Cardiff · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Cardiff48 areas from £160,000 to £557,500. The middle area is £269,000. Pontcanna is £332,500.
£332,50014th most expensive
Population48 middle areas, Cardiff · 2021
Population: every middle area in Cardiff48 areas from 5,697 to 12,253. The middle area is 7,156. Pontcanna is 6,295.
6,29511th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage48 middle areas, Cardiff · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Cardiff48 areas from 77.2% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.0%. Pontcanna is 92.2%.
92.2%joint 8th lowest
Claimant rate48 middle areas, Cardiff · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Cardiff48 areas from 1.3% to 8.4%. The middle area is 3.3%. Pontcanna is 2.8%.
2.8%joint 20th lowest

Is Pontcanna safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pontcanna at a rate of 167.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 112.2 per 1,000 people across Cardiff.

Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 88 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Pontcanna.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (265), other crime (228) and vehicle crime (200).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Cardiff

These figures are published for the whole of Cardiff, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cardiff and not Pontcanna alone. See Cardiff

Average house price
£272,252
Up 2.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,946
121st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.4×
Joint 167th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
381,516
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Pontcanna in brief

The median price paid for a home in Pontcanna was £332,500 in 2025.

Pontcanna had 6,295 usual residents at the census.

In Pontcanna, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Pontcanna, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.