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UK COMPARISON INDEX
54/100AverageCardiff is a city in Wales. Its stronger points in this comparison are eating & drinking and historic character. Take a closer look at space & surroundings and outdoors & walking before deciding. Area figures are a starting point: check the street, property and journeys that matter to you.
Equal-weight average of 22/22 supported question ranks. References: £650k budget, countryside walks, balanced climate and ages 45–59. Family proximity needs your destinations.
UK comparison index: 54/100. Choose priorities to see your personal suitability.
Essential uses the existing cutoff: below 40/100 fails; 40–100 clears that cutoff. The overall score still reflects weak individual results and existing downside caps.
If eating & drinking and historic character matter most, put this place on your shortlist. Balance those strengths against space & surroundings and outdoors & walking. Your own priorities can change the result.
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Lower supported area prices, using a £650,000 reference budget.
£317,538 supported area price
local sold sample
HM Land Registry completed sales, transaction-weighted local sample; not an asking price or property valuation
The underlying reference score is 100/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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100/100 exposure index (lower means less screened exposure)
Official settlement-centre screen; check surface water and the property
NRW Flood Map for Planning rivers/sea: Zone 3 at settlement centre · Official NRW planning zone from graded river/sea map; contains climate-change allowance · settlement centre, not property-level risk; surface water not included in comparable England/Wales score
The underlying reference score is 0/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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Cardiff
2,193.1 illustrative annual charge (GBP)
Official 2026/27 authority council tax or NI domestic-rate context
The underlying reference score is 58/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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206 listed buildings within 1 km
Statutory listing-density context; not period homes for sale
The underlying reference score is 100/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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26.6% mapped building footprint within 1 km
OSM building-footprint share within 1 km; mapped built-upness, not a population census or guaranteed privacy
The underlying reference score is 1/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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0.1 km straight-line
OSM nearest grocery / everyday food shop, straight-line proximity, no count bonus
The underlying reference score is 96/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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Countryside-walks reference.
421.6 km of mapped paths within 3 km
26.6% building footprint; rural character affects countryside-walk fit
Mapped OSM park, footpath, rural density, hill and mountain access; park paths do not count as countryside hikes
The underlying reference score is 17/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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6 μg/m³ PM2.5
Defra/Ricardo Pollution Climate Mapping 2024 modelled PM2.5 + NO2 at 1-km background grid; not roadside/property measurement
The underlying reference score is 62/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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163 night-light radiance
2024 VIIRS night-time light 500m satellite radiance; relative artificial-light exposure, not visual sky clarity
The underlying reference score is 0/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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Add your important places to compare distance and rail access. There is no meaningful UK-wide family-proximity average.
Requires your chosen destinations.
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Cardiff Central
4 min estimated drive
0.5 km straight-line
Distance-based drive estimate: straight-line distance × 1.35 detour, 40 km/h, plus 3 min local access. The source road graph has no connected route; crossings and traffic are unverified.
Cardiff Queen Street: 3 min published direct train journey
Newport (S Wales): 10 min published direct train journey
ESTIMATED rail suitability using 5 nearby observed locations in the same nation (closest 0.1 km); NOT a local observation or route
The underlying reference score is 89/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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Cardiff International Airport
33 min estimated drive
14.6 km straight-line
Distance-based drive estimate: straight-line distance × 1.35 detour, 40 km/h, plus 3 min local access. The source road graph has no connected route; crossings and traffic are unverified.
ESTIMATED airport suitability using 5 nearby observed locations in the same nation (closest 0.1 km); NOT a local observation or route
The underlying reference score is 59/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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Nearest mapped major road
2 min estimated drive
0.1 km straight-line
Straight-line distance × 1.35 at 40 km/h plus 2 min access; junction entry is unverified.
ESTIMATED major-road suitability (same-landmass-neighbor-interpolation). Recorded local routes or nearby verified same-landmass scores provide a proxy; where no safe comparator exists a conservative screening floor is used. This is NOT verified driving distance or confirmed road connectivity.
The underlying reference score is 78/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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0.9 km straight-line
National inspections retained in original form; rating measures school access
Measured nearest-school proximity only. Scotland/Wales/NI inspectorates are not converted into Ofsted grades.
The underlying reference score is 74/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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LLANDAFF FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE
1.1 km straight-line
1 km to mapped hospital
50% registered NHS GP proximity, 35% mapped hospital proximity, 15% mapped pharmacy proximity; public postcode centroids / OSM, not capacity or clinical quality
The underlying reference score is 86/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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Ranked within the same recording nation; definitions differ.
190.8 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
2025-09 to 2026-08
Police.uk 2.6 km population-adjusted observed screening, with a 5 km surrounding estimate from overlapping nearby observations (not a separate recorded five-kilometre count)
The underlying reference score is 2/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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0 km straight-line
OSM nearest pub, café or restaurant; proximity, not ratings or opening hours
The underlying reference score is 99/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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45–59 age-share reference; more of one age group is not inherently better.
16.1% aged 45–59 in the published area
ONS Nomis mid-2025 estimated residents by single year of age, matched local-authority shares (not settlement-level counts)
The underlying reference score is 78/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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2.9 km to coastline
8.8 km to mapped beach
OSM coastline and beach proximity; not a legal access route or bathing safety
The underlying reference score is 60/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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Balanced-climate reference.
12.7°C mean temperature
1,134 mm rainfall
1,903 sunshine hours
Observed Met Office previous 12 months: sunshine, rainfall and temperature, normalised to published display anchors; preference from cooler/wetter to warmer/sunnier/drier. Not long-run normals.
The underlying reference score is 80/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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94.1% area gigabit availability
98.9% area superfast availability
Coverage score = 75% gigabit + 25% superfast. UK comparison is its relative rank; neither predicts the speed at a particular home.
Ofcom residential coverage: 75% gigabit + 25% superfast; authority context, not property speed
The underlying reference score is 95/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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Ofcom Jan 2026 outdoor geographic coverage (at least one network), published by ONS Explore Local Statistics; local-authority area, NOT a village or indoor signal reading
Ofcom Jan 2026 outdoor geographic coverage (at least one network), published by ONS Explore Local Statistics; local-authority area, NOT a village or indoor signal reading
The underlying reference score is 100/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
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75% working-age employment
1 jobs per working-age resident
ONS/NISRA labour conditions: 65% workplace job-density fit + 35% working-age employment fit when both exist; otherwise published component only. Survey uncertainty; not vacancies or an individual job match
The underlying reference score is 60/100. The UK bar shows the midpoint rank of tied locations, not availability or a probability.
How to choose a place · Understanding map insights
Statistics describe areas and settlement centres, using the dated source releases in each question. Estimated journeys exclude traffic, waits and reliable crossing checks. Visit the area and verify the individual property.