Rent prices in Cardiff

BadlyDrawnGirl_2

We're trying to gauge the average price of a reasonable one-bedroom flat in Cardiff (or within easy commuting distance of it, but preferably central). So far I seem to be getting the impression that you aren't going to find much under £450 per month that isn't either ridiculously small - which was fine for us when we first got to the UK, but as we're planning on spending at least five years in Cardiff we'd like something that we can sort of feel at home in - or geared towards students/flatsharing.

Is this a reasonable estimate, or am I just looking in the wrong places?

Gigervamp

That sounds really cheap. I've friends who were looking in Pencoed (2 junctions away on the M4) and the places around £450 were not very nice.

edited to add...

I thought you'd already got somewhere as you said in another post that you're moving down here next month. I'm confused now!

BadlyDrawnGirl_2

Gigervamp wrote: »

That sounds really cheap. I've friends who were looking in Pencoed (2 junctions away on the M4) and the places around £450 were not very nice.

edited to add...

I thought you'd already got somewhere as you said in another post that you're moving down here next month. I'm confused now!

We're planning on moving next month, but we don't have a flat lined up yet as obviously it's difficult to arrange without viewing places first. We just want to know what to expect before we go.

Thanks for the info!

Gigervamp

Ah right! Well, I wish you luck.

Badger_Lady

There seem to be a lot of places empty at the moment in central Cardiff, and I'm hearing that people are quite successful in negotiating down the advertised price.

I didn't end up taking it in the end, but I did find a VERY nice studio flat bang on St Mary's Street for £300pcm. I know that's not what you're after, but I would expect you to get something half-decent for £450 perhaps in Riverside or Roath..?

athenajm

There are a few flats in Roath, Splott (CF24 area), and even Cardiff Bay (although these will probably be fairly small) that you can rent for £450/£475 a month, and as the previous poster mentioned, you can probably knock down the price at the moment as there are so many empty properties on the rental market at the moment. Also people may well see a professional couple who want a long term let as a better prospect than students so may be more open to negotiating on price.

Good luck and hope you enjoy Cardiff.