Living Near Cardiff Airport

Living Near the Airport

Cardiff is the capital city of Wales and is the largest of all its cities; it is located on the South Wales coast. The city is vibrant and cosmopolitan, with a wide variety of entertainment on offer. Cardiff Bay has recently undergone massive regeneration and now is a popular area for nightlife and entertainment. The city also houses the impressive Millennium Stadium, which is the national stadium of Wales and it is the largest football ground in the United Kingdom.

Since the airport's opening in the 1940's when the Air Ministry took the land in the Vale of Glamorgan to set up wartime satellite aerodrome as well as a training base for RAF Spitfire pilots. Aer lingus was the first airline to recognise the commercial potential of the airport in 1952 when it set up a flight service to Dublin. This was the first step in a long line of airlines setting up a service from Cardiff to Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Glasgow and Manchester. Cardiff International Airport is located in the village of Rhoose, close to the M4 motorway. The airport is now served by its own railway station which opened in June 2005.

According to the Government's White Paper "The Future of Air Travel" published in 2003, proposals for Severnside International and Llanwern. The paper concluded that another commercial airport would struggle to attract significant traffic to make it viable. Therefore Cardiff International Airport is going to remain the main international airport for Wales. According to this paper this means that "additional terminal capacity and surface access improvements needed to facilitate its long-term growth should be supported, subject to satisfactory resolution of any local environmental concerns."

As the airport grows so to will the demand for staff and the desire by regular travellers to live close to the airport. This will then have a knock on effect on the cost of housing and no doubt a whole host of new development will arise. However, on the other side of the argument the increase in travel from Cardiff airport might have a detrimental effect on property prices due to environmental factors, such as an increase in noise level and traffic to the area.

If you live near Cardiff International Airport or are thinking about moving to the area then you can keep a check on actual property prices with Our Property house prices.

As well as being able to check the actual sold price of property in Cardiff you can view house price statistics in the area surrounding the airport by simply clicking on the postcode area that you are interested in below:

If you would like more information about Cardiff International Airport airport expansion then the following links may be of interest to you:

Department for Transport "The Future of Air Transport" White Paper

BBC's How to influence airport expansion