A guide to living in Wales

Excellent

72.8%

Very Good

20.4%

Average

5.2%

Disappointing

1.1%

Very poor

0.5%

Best places to live in Wales

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HomeViews Top Rated Development ranking takes into account the Star Rating and the amount of verified reviews over the past 12 months.

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Gramercy Tower, CF10

By Native Communities

Award winner 2025

4.82

4.82

(23 reviews)

Situated in the heart of Cardiff, Gramercy Tower is just 5 minutes from the city centre. Residents can enjoy a range of amenities, including a concierge, gym, roof terrace and private dining room. Cardiff Central railway station is also just a short walk away and Cardiff Airport is 30-minutes by car.
1st

Ranked 1st out of 19 in Wales

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Wood Street House, CF10

By Legal & General, urbanbubble

Award winner 2025

4.81

4.81

(206 reviews)

Wood Street House is located in the heart of Cardiff Central Square. Residents can enjoy a gym and a roof terrace with views across Cardiff castle and the Stadium. Additionally, there are private dining rooms, a lounge, games zone and work spaces. Furthermore, Wood Street House comes with free super fast broadband everywhere, and an on-site team always available for help. On ground level, residents enjoy riverside walks along the Taff Trail, designer shopping at St David’s 2, independent shopping in the numerous arcades, cocktails and dancing on St Mary’s Street. Plus, internationally renowned sport, heritage and culture are right on the doorstep.
2nd

Ranked 2nd out of 19 in Wales

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PLATFORM_ in Cardiff, CF10

By PLATFORM_

4.53

4.53

(50 reviews)

Brand new 1- & 2-bedroom apartments at Wales' first Build-to-Rent development just 6 minutes from Cardiff Central station. Residents benefit from co-working spaces, free use of the on-site gym, and two rooftop terraces with stunning views across the city and down to the bay.
3rd

Ranked 3rd out of 19 in Wales

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Verse, CF10

By Fresh

4.84

4.84

(25 reviews)

Situated in the heart of Cardiff, Verse blends work and play with Cardiff’s vibrant arts, music and cultural district. Apartments come furnished or unfurnished, with a collection of studio, one and two bedroom apartments available. Plus, pets are welcome in this brand new community.
4th

Ranked 4th out of 19 in Wales

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Cae Sant Barrwg, CF83

By Llanmoor Homes

4.69

4.69

(6 reviews)

Cae Sant Barrwg is located in Bedwas near the town of Caerphilly. The development will offer a wide range of homes including Affordable homes.
5th

Ranked 5th out of 19 in Wales

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Latest Reviews in Wales

617 total reviews

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Reviews marked with a green tick show tenants whose residency we have been able to verify. Those that could not be verified are marked 'unverified'.

Justyna (Tenant)

Unverified

Gramercy Tower, CF10

Jun 2026

5
5
This is rated 5.00 out of 5.00.
5

Great choice

Justyna (Tenant)

Unverified

Gramercy Tower, CF10

Jun 2026

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Close to train station and 10 min walk to the city. It's very quiet although the building is in the city but the windows are really good also no noise from neighbours. There is no parking space (just for a few flats) but it's easy to park nearby.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

All issues have been sorted promptly and the staff was always super helpful.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

The location is perfect close to local shops (two Lidl stores 20 min walk from GT, the same for IKEA).Train station is just 3 min walk.


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Fatima S (Tenant)

Unverified

The Copper Works, CF10

Jun 2026

5
5
This is rated 5.00 out of 5.00.
5

Design is great with open space amenity space.

Fatima S (Tenant)

Unverified

The Copper Works, CF10

Jun 2026

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

The good aspect of living in the area is that it’s not dead set in the city centre but close enough to walk into town and also Cardiff bay

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

I rarely communicate with the building management it tends to be front of house team who help with issues. But experince has been fast responses and good communication

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

I wish I had known there isn’t any visitor parking near by as I have my sister visit me often.


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A J (Tenant)

Unverified

Tai Afon, CF10

Jun 2026

5
5
This is rated 5.00 out of 5.00.
5

From enquiring to viewing to moving in everything was done really well and professional

A J (Tenant)

Unverified

Tai Afon, CF10

Jun 2026

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

It located close to the centre, I’m moving in today so I’m yet to know about traffic noise but in terms of facilities in the building it’s designed with care and thought. It’s very calm and homely.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

So far I’ve not had any queries. Everything has been smooth, if I have any queries I’ve been informed by the team that they are always there which is reassuring to know.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

From my experience I would say that my viewing was good and I was shown lots of good options. I’m just looking forward to moving in


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Rach (Tenant)

Unverified

Wood Street House, CF10

Jun 2026

5
5
This is rated 5.00 out of 5.00.
5

Home sweet home x

Rach (Tenant)

Unverified

Wood Street House, CF10

Jun 2026

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Being in the centre of Cardiff is very ideal - easy access to absolutely everything you can want and need. Even though it right by clubs and bars, our amazing night team Troy and Greg do everything they can to make me feel safe

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

They are very good with actioning any physical issues quite quickly - however if there are any account issues they are very very slow to fix it and sometimes it can cause more detriment to your health and financial state

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

You are allowed to ask them to hang up TV, shelves, paintings but what they don’t tell you is that it comes with a cost


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Ben (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Wood Street House, CF10

Jun 2026

5
5
This is rated 5.00 out of 5.00.
5

An incredible apartment in a beautiful city with excellent staff. Special mention to Aled who has managed the move in process incredibly well even though we had issues our end which made us slightly more difficult that normal.

Ben (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Wood Street House, CF10

Jun 2026

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

The perfect city living. Incredible transport links, excellent facilities and access to bars restaurants and shops. Parking for residents is excellent and enough local parking for visitors to access. The sound once in the building is not an issue at all, you can not hear any outside noise once in the building. Even on busy weekends, reception is staffed 24/7 and therefore never a safety concern.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Any issues have been dealt with immediately. The on site team are excellent and will assist with anything we need help with. Aled has supported is from start to finish and continues to check in with us to ensure we are happy and there is nothing further he can support with. Even when we have had minor teething issues, Aled put them to bed straight away and sorted the issue.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

Just how perfect it is. We moved from a large home and we were slightly nervous about such a big change but Aled has ensured we feel at home and we wish we had done it sooner!

Manager response

Hello Ben, Thank you so much for your review and kind words. It is great to hear you have had such a good experience. We will make sure we pass on your comments to the team and especially Aled who will love to hear this. Thank you for choosing Wood Street House as your home

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Paul Singleton, City Manager

Jun 2026


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