Caerphilly noise and liveability
Cardiff. Aircraft noise, affordability, crime, transport and air quality, from published sources.
| Sky Score | 8.2 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Quiet skies | 10.0 / 10 |
| Affordability | 8.5 / 10Scored against the prices of every UK area we cover, not just this city - 1 of 4 here by price, cheapest first |
| Growth | 6.3 / 10Price trend after inflation (real terms), scored against every borough Sky Score covers in this currency, not just this city - 1 of 4 here by trend, fastest-rising first |
| Liveability | 5.6 / 10 |
| Average price | £198,545HM Land Registry HPI |
| Price trend | +4.4% year on yearHM Land Registry HPI |
| Aircraft noise band | LowEstimated from the distance to the airport and its routes; DEFRA's noise maps do not cover this airport |
| Recorded crime | 87ONS Table C4, per 1,000 residents per year |
| Air quality | 1.09 × the WHO 2021 guidelineDEFRA background maps against WHO 2021 |
| Transport access | ModerateThe national stop register (NaPTAN), share of postcodes within 800 m of a station |
| Healthcare access | ModerateNHS Organisation Data Service, share of postcodes within 500 m of a GP practice |
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Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, August 2026 vintage, Open Government Licence v3.0; Aviation noise context: ESTIMATED from Cardiff Airport (CWL) runway 12/30 geometry, with the distance ladder floored at the smallest published DEFRA Round 4 footprint because this airport is below the threshold DEFRA maps at all; NOT a DEFRA sample at this address; Crime: ONS Crime in England and Wales, Police Force Area data tables, year ending June 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; Liveability (3 of 4 inputs): ONS Crime in England and Wales, Table C4; NaPTAN rail, metro and tram access within 800 m; NHS Organisation Data Service GP practices within 500 m. Any absent input has its weight redistributed, not defaulted; Air quality: DEFRA background pollution maps (PCM), Open Government Licence v3.0; Inflation: ONS CPIH 12-month rate, all items (series L55O, dataset MM23), August 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; Postcode resolution: postcodes.io (Open Government Licence v3.0); Flight routes: UK Aeronautical Information Publication (NATS), derived by Sky Score for the aircraft noise estimate; public but not openly licensed, and not for navigation
Methodology version 5.7. Full method: the methodology (and the API reference). Figures are for the whole borough; a single address can differ.