Urban Planning and Development at Cardiff University
Urban Planning and Development (BSc (Hons), K490) at Cardiff University asked for ABB - BBC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on cardiff.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Published as ABB - BBC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check cardiff.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 112–127 points. 55% had fewer than the 128 asked.
20 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other qualifications 15%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- K490 · K4 planning
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) for the purpose of fully meeting the educational requirements for Chartered Membership. More ↗
Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) for the purpose of graduate membership. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 90%
5%
left higher education
UK 5%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course75%89%
Learning opportunities71%89%
Assessment and feedback72%87%
Academic support85%91%
Organisation and management85%85%
Learning resources79%90%
Student voice83%85%
15 final-year students · 65% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£30k5 years£40k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
75% working15% working and studying10% studying
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 88%
50%
use what they learned
UK 69%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals40%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Skilled trades occupations10%
- Sales occupations5%
- Elementary occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF10 3AT
Subjects
urban and regional planning architecture, building and planning
Campus
- Campus
- Cardiff University - Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Planning (urban, rural and regional) at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCL (University College London) | Urban Planning and Real Estate BSc (Hons) | AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Geography with Transport Studies BA (Hons) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Reading | Real Estate Development and Planning MPlan | AAB | 112–127 |
| Cardiff University | Urban Planning and Development this course | ABB - BBC | 112–127 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Geography BSc (Hons) | BBC - ABB | 160–175 |
| Loughborough University | Urban Planning BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Geography and Urban & Regional Planning BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | Geography and Planning BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Manchester | Master of Planning MPlan | 48 - 128 points | 128–143 |
| University of Sheffield | Geography and Planning BA (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| Ulster University | Planning, Regeneration and Development Msci (Hon) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
See all 68 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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