Cardiff

Cardiff

House Prices Rise in Cardiff, South Wales

House prices in Cardiff rose by just over 3.1 per cent in a year, Land Registry

figures show.

In April 2007, the average price of a house in the county stood at £154,233

compared to £149,654 the previous April.

April’s figures also represent a rise of 0.4 per cent on March’s house prices.

The average cost of a detached house in Cardiff in April was £261,231, semis

costs £156,697 and the average price of a terraced house stood at £150,391.

The figures put Cardiff below the national average cost of a house, which stood

at £179,935 in April.

The busiest month for moving house in Cardiff between April 2006 and this

February was in June last year, when 792 properties were sold. The quietest

month was in February with 437 homes sold.