Penylan
Strong on transport
Penylan at a glance
- House prices
- £340,000
- Middle62nd percentile
- Schools
- 73rd percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 83rd percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 83.5 per 1,000 residents
- Middle35th percentile
- Flood risk
- Data not yet available
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Penylan a good place to live?
Penylan may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Caerdydd - Cardiff below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
Check the exact address, school admissions and your daily journeys. Area averages cannot describe every street.
No additional grounded watch-out bullets are available.
Crime rate in Penylan
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 83.5 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 35th 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 Penylan
House prices
- Median sale price
- £340,000
- Percentile
- 62nd percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 109 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 Penylan
Schools
73rd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Penylan
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 Penylan
Transport
83rd 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 Penylan a good place to live?
Penylan may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Penylan safe?
Penylan ranks in the 35th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Penylan?
The median sale price was £340,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 62nd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Penylan?
Schools rank in the 73rd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Penylan?
Nearby public profiles include Whitchurch and Tongwynlais in Caerdydd - Cardiff and Llandaff in Caerdydd - Cardiff.
