Feb 07, 2023 by HM

House prices in Whitchurch (CF14 1)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in Whitchurch (CF14 1).

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Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Whitchurch is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area

E.g. 23, Sunnybank Close, Whitchurch, Cardiff, sold for £430,000 on Sep-2023. Given the internal area of 90 square metres, the price per sqm is £4,777.

England & Wales have been officially metric for many decades. However house price per square foot is sometimes prefered by those of sufficiently advanced age. They may want to convert metres on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £3,800-£4,000, £4,000-£4,200, £4,200-£4,400 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 252 sales in Whitchurch (CF14 1) that took place in the last two years.

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

That said, the spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Whitchurch (CF14 1). Of the 252 transactions, half were sold for between £3,090 and £4,250 per square metre. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £4,250m². For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

For the average, we calculate the 'median' or middle price. The median price per square metre in 'CF14 1' is £3,610. The table below shows how 'CF14 1' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
CF14 5 Llanishen	£2,690m2	£3,110m2	£3,590m2
CF14 2 Whitchurch	£2,630m2	£3,210m2	£3,760m2
CF14 9 Thornhill	£3,460m2	£3,910m2	£4,290m2
CF14 7 Whitchurch	£2,830m2	£3,400m2	£4,030m2
CF14 0 Lisvane	£3,150m2	£3,810m2	£4,200m2
CF14 3 Gabalfa	£2,610m2	£2,980m2	£3,500m2
CF14 4 Heath	£2,940m2	£3,480m2	£3,970m2
CF14 1 Whitchurch	£3,090m2	£3,610m2	£4,250m2
CF14 6 Rhiwbina	£3,020m2	£3,900m2	£4,600m2

Will Whitchurch house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the scatter plot below for CF14 1 (Whitchurch). From this one could infer a range of reasonable possible future price falls or rises. In the chart below, the red dashed line is the house price trend for CF14 1 and the blue dots are the individual property sales that inform this trend.

Disclaimer: The data provided throughout this website about Whitchurch and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information. Furthermore, I cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. This information is based on sold prices and internal area data provided by Land Registry and other third parties - I do not verify the accuracy of the Whitchurch data or any other data I am given.

Price map for Whitchurch

I've just finished coding the map I link to below. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Whitchurch. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values. I will explain more about the methodology and create a key next week.

House price heatmap for Whitchurch

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £/m2	Recent sales
Heol Gabriel, Whitchurch, CF14 1J	99m2	£3,519	25
Manor Way, Whitchurch, CF14 1R	111m2	£2,830	25
Blandon Way, Whitchurch, CF14 1E	68m2	£3,218	19
Silver Birch Close, Whitchurch, CF14 1E	83m2	£3,934	16
Tyn Y Pwll Road, Whitchurch, CF14 1A	82m2	£3,178	15
Bishops Road, Whitchurch, CF14 1L	123m2	£4,141	15
Homelands Road, Whitchurch, CF14 1U	97m2	£3,790	13
Pantbach Road, Whitchurch, CF14 1T	107m2	£3,352	12

Search for your street here.

Raw data

Our analysis of Whitchurch is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	m2	£/m2
23, Sunnybank Close, Whitchurch, Cardiff	£430,000 Sep-2023	90	4,777
Flat 12 Denbigh Court, Curlew Close, Whitchurch, Cardiff	£106,500 Sep-2023	42	2,535
7, Cromwell Rd, Whitchurch, Cardiff	£335,000 Sep-2023	91	3,681

See the entire list of all sales in Whitchurch (CF14 1) here.