Detached
£361,480
50% above the Cymru / Wales average
27.3% of sales
What is the average house price in Cymru / Wales? £241,378
The average house price in Cymru / Wales is £241,378, based on 35,237 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are up 2.0% (£4,620) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +2.0%
- Sold in 12 months
- 35,237
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Cymru / Wales?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£229,766
5% below the Cymru / Wales average
29.5% of sales
Terraced
£177,039
27% below the Cymru / Wales average
35.6% of sales
Flats
£155,212
36% below the Cymru / Wales average
7.5% of sales
Are house prices in Cymru / Wales going up or down?
House prices in Cymru / Wales are rising: up 2.0% (£4,620) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 44.7% (£74,549).
Past 12 months
+2.0%
+£4,620From £236,758 to £241,378
£241,781£236,758
Past 10 years
+44.7%
+£74,549From £166,829 to £241,378
£241,378£166,829
Quick answers for Cymru / Wales
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£248,951
Highest average, reached in December 2025
How many homes sold?
35,237
In the last 12 months-21.9% year on year
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
35.6% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
42.5% of sales
How many people live in Cymru / Wales?
3,107,417
221 people per square mile · Typical (Census 2021)
Population density is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Cymru / Wales?
1,346,941
96 households per square mile · Typical (Census 2021)
Household density is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Cymru / Wales?
47 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 71% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 6.5 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.4% of the area · 1,151 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
South Glamorgan
£313,191
Least expensive
Blaenau Gwent
£148,883
How does Cymru / Wales rank?
2nd most expensive area of England and Wales.
Compared with 2 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Cymru / Wales?
The highest recorded sale prices in Cymru / Wales, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Cymru / Wales compare with nearby areas?
Cymru / Wales compared with the nearest other area in England and Wales.
Compare Cymru / Wales with a different areaWhich areas of Cymru / Wales are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 17 areas of Cymru / Wales, most expensive first.
- 1
£313,191
Change over one year: +1.5%
- 2
£270,135
Change over one year: −0.7%
- 3
£259,230
Change over one year: −0.8%
- 4
£253,692
Change over one year: −0.3%
- 5
£252,677
Change over one year: +1.6%
- 6
£251,735
Change over one year: +1.8%
- 7
£241,712
Change over one year: −0.4%
- 8
£237,564
Change over one year: +1.8%
- 9
£228,183
Change over one year: +2.9%
- 10
£227,426
Change over one year: +4.0%
- 11
£225,754
Change over one year: +1.5%
- 12
£223,695
Change over one year: +4.6%
- 13
£215,858
Change over one year: +1.3%
- 14
£210,243
Change over one year: +3.6%
- 15
£208,103
Change over one year: −0.4%
- 16
£194,503
Change over one year: +3.4%
- 17
£148,883
Change over one year: +2.0%
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Last updated 6 October 2026 at 14:32 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Cymru / Wales dataset covers 140,053 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.