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The research was commissioned by Cardiff Business Council. In a recent European Commission survey in which residents were asked to assess their city by quality of life, Cardiff came out on top in the UK.

0000032001 00000 n Another quarter work in public administration, education and health. 0000007675 00000 n Louise Casella, director of strategic development at Cardiff University, said that the university had seven times as many applicants as it had places and that they brough a “considerable” economic benefit to the city. Some are students, whose numbers grew with the expansion of university education. Cardiff exists as both a city and a county within the Welsh unitary authority system of local government. As such, it has seen the biggest fall in the UK, with the number of residents down 8% (6,000 to 5,500 people) between 2002 and 2015. Pop. 10. When the Metro has been upgraded and the Great Western Mainline electrified, access into the city will be even easier. 9% of the population in Cardiff speak Welsh as well as English.

Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 First Edition with your subscription. Cardiff, Welsh Caerdydd, city and capital of Wales.

Cardiff’s expansion stemmed from the development of coal and iron ore mines around Merthyr Tydfil, to the north, beginning in the second half of the 18th century.

In a bid to attract investors into the city, Deloitte has pulled together some of the key data about Cardiff's economic life.

Here, with a few additional statistics of our own, are some of the fact and figures that prove that in the UK today, Cardiff is the city to beat. In addition to Cardiff University, the city is the site of Cardiff Metropolitan University and has a campus of the University of South Wales.

Cardiff has many notable buildings, though few historic ones (the main exceptions being the castle, Llandaff Cathedral, and the medieval parish church of St. John). 3 Dukes Gate, Chiswick, London, W4 5DX Sites already under construction and expected to be ready to rent in the autumn include a development in Salisbury Road in Cathays – already known as a student area – and a 189-bed development on Adam Street, near Adamsdown, on the site of the old fire station. <<3D1603A8520DD943BC848BD3438553D7>]>> Cardiff Bay is the largest waterfront redevelopment project in Europe. Manchester, for example, had an 84% increase in city centre jobs between 1998 and 2015, while Bristol and Leeds enjoyed increases of 42% and 34% respectively. The bad news is that average graduate salaries are among the lowest in the UK - at £23,000 they're around £6,000 lower than you could expect in London.

St David’s Centre is one of the largest shopping centres in the UK.13.

“However, if you include students attending Cardiff and Vale College, Glamorgan University and Cardiff Sixth Form colleges, the number increases to 66,000, which is equivalent to the combined population of Merthyr Tydfil and Caerphilly.”. Cardiff's three universities have 75,000 students between them, half the total in Wales, Cardiff now tops most restaurateurs’ lists of target locations with tenants including Mexican chain Wahaca, Admiral is not just one of the biggest employers in Cardiff, it's one of our most successful financial services businesses, Lisvane Road, where several houses are worth more than £1m, The layout of the proposed Cardiff City Region Metro. But how do you convince a visitor from London that they would be better off leaving the crowded tube trains and overpriced streets for the more human scale of life in Wales' capital? Welsh Government; Office for National Statistics. 8. He said the total number of students represented a fifth of the city’s population, and could be worth £800m for the local economy for living expenses alone, and £1.3bn when fees are factored in.

As many pubs and bars as there is today, back during the 19th century Cardiff actually used to employee someone to taste beer, Talk about taking your liquor seriously! explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.

A two-mile radius from the centre of London, A 0.8-mile radius from the centre of cities with 550,000 to four million residents, A 0.6-mile radius from the centre of towns and cities of 135,000 to 550,000.

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Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. Since the start of the 21st Century the population of many town and city centres has doubled in size, while the population of the UK has increased by 10%. As Wales' chief commercial centre, Cardiff is the base for the Senedd, most national cultural institutions and Welsh media. It seems a lot of us are already voting with our feet and choosing Cardiff over other cities. However, this amounted to a relatively low 22% increase.

We all know Cardiff is a great place to live and work. x��zgTY���t%4Mj���I���$D�"*Y@���a��$% Gareth Carter, director of development at Savills’ Cardiff office, is about to commence marketing one of the sites that has received permission. What used to be used asa the town’s quay during the 1600s, is where boats would come into the city and dock. Image credit: shining.darkness profile (Flickr) [CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons]. 3467 0 obj<>stream startxref 0000010945 00000 n By Paul Swinney & Andrew CarterCentre for Cities.

Really enjoyed this article. 0000083231 00000 n For example, the student population in Sheffield city centre grew by more than 300% between 2001 and 2011, according to census data.

With the exception of a period of decline between the 1980s, the population has persistently grown since 1801 when the population was scarcely more than 6,000 inhabitants.
It also currently uses falcons to scare off pigeons and small birds.12. However, the low cost of living with low house prices and rents compared to the South east of England means your wage packet goes a lot further here.

You can even check out our other blogs on Cardiff to give oyu a few ideas on what to do in the city next. The town began its continuous existence with the arrival of the Normans in the 11th century. Cardiff has a lot going for it as these pointers show, Get the biggest stories sent straight to your inbox.