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How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in Risca West is £209,007 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices rose 1.6%.

Cymru Wales / Caerphilly

Risca West

£209,007

Average price, last 12 months

+1.6% in a year
OCT 2016£119kSEPT 2026£209k

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What can I buy with my budget in Risca West?

With £210,000 you could afford the average terraced house in Risca West.

£210,000

Risca West

  • Flats

    £285,000

    £75k short

  • Terraced

    £183,121

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £229,393

    £19k short

  • Detached

    £287,250

    £77k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Risca West?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Risca West costs £1,046 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Risca West

    £1,046

    a month

    Average price
    £209,007
    Deposit
    £20,901
    Mortgage
    £188,106
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £41,801

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £287,250

Semi-detached

  • £229,393

Terraced

  • £183,121

Flats

  • £285,000

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Risca West

Mostly terraced houses

35%
56%

How green is Risca West?

Risca West has 1 public park among 24 green space sites. Green space covers 4.5% of the area: about 46 m² per resident, or 6.4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 70% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Risca West

    4.5%

    of the land is green space
    46 m² per resident, or 6.4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    1 public park

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Risca West?

Risca West has about 7 residents for every football pitch of land, or 2,534 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Risca West
7 people per football pitch of land · 2,534 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Risca West?

Prices in Risca West were down on a year earlier in 4 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now up 1.6% on a year earlier.

Risca West4 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    £209,007

Change over 1 year

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    +£3,392

Change over ~10 years

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    +£91,730

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    58

Number of postcodes

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    292

Households (Census 2021)

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    2,355

Household density

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    1,176 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    5,075

Population density

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    2,534 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    46 m² per resident · more than 70% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    4.5%

Public parks

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    1

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    94 per 1,000 · Very High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    −9.5%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    22 per 1,000

Background NO₂ (µg/m³)

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    7.2 µg/m³ · Typical

Background PM2.5 (µg/m³)

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    6.7 µg/m³ · Low

Listed buildings

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    18

Listed buildings per 1,000 homes

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    7.6 per 1,000 homes · fewer 66% of areas

Homes in a conservation area

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    No council data

Peak month

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    JAN 2025 · £285,000

Most common price band

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    £200k – £300k · 41.5%

Detached average

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    £287,250

Semi-detached average

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    £229,393

Terraced average

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    £183,121

Flats average

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    £285,000

Detached share of sales

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    8.2%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    34.8%

Terraced share of sales

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    56.3%

Flats share of sales

  • Risca West

    Cymru Wales / Caerphilly / Risca West

    0.7%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. Listed buildings and conservation areas from Historic England, planning.data.gov.uk and Cadw; "No council data" means the council has not published its conservation area boundaries. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), licensed under the Open Government Licence.

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