Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Caerau at a glance
- House prices
- £115,000
- Lower prices1st percentile
- Schools
- 1st percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 35th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 88.6 per 1,000 residents
- Middle31st percentile
- Flood risk
- Data not yet available
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Caerau a good place to live?
Caerau may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr - Bridgend below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Caerau
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 88.6 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 31st percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Caerau
House prices
- Median sale price
- £115,000
- Percentile
- 1st percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 55 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Caerau
Schools
1st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Caerau
Flood risk
Data not available in this public guide
We cannot draw a conclusion about flood risk from the available figures.
About missing dataTransport in Caerau
Transport
35th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Caerau a good place to live?
Caerau may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Caerau safe?
Caerau ranks in the 31st percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Caerau?
The median sale price was £115,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 1st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Caerau?
Schools rank in the 1st percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Caerau?
Nearby public profiles include Garw Valley in Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr - Bridgend and Ogmore Vale in Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr - Bridgend.
