Detached
£352,443
63% above the Torfaen average
21.5% of sales
What is the average house price in Torfaen? £216,438
The average house price in Torfaen is £216,438, based on 898 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 1.5% (£3,267) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +1.5%
- Sold in 12 months
- 898
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Torfaen?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£215,877
About the Torfaen average
26.0% of sales
Terraced
£166,393
23% below the Torfaen average
47.3% of sales
Flats
£110,882
49% below the Torfaen average
5.3% of sales
Are house prices in Torfaen going up or down?
House prices in Torfaen are rising: up 1.5% (£3,267) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 51.9% (£73,924).
Past 12 months
+1.5%
+£3,267From £213,171 to £216,438
£219,119£212,906
Past 10 years
+51.9%
+£73,924From £142,514 to £216,438
£216,438£142,514
Quick answers for Torfaen
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£238,555
Highest average, reached in June 2025
How many homes sold?
898
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
47.3% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
29.9% of sales
How many people live in Torfaen?
92,235
1,891 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Torfaen?
40,256
825 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Torfaen?
36 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 59% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.1 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
2.6% of the area · 33 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Torfaen?
104 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +1.2% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Ponthir
£390,250
Least expensive
Blaenavon
£166,450
How does Torfaen rank?
13th most expensive area of Cymru / Wales.
Compared with 17 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Torfaen?
The highest recorded sale prices in Torfaen, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
tintern house william browne close, torfaen
£1,468,700
Sold April 2000
View house details
How do house prices in Torfaen compare with nearby areas?
Torfaen compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Cymru / Wales.
Torfaen vs Caerphilly
- Torfaen
- £216,438
- Caerphilly
- £211,251−£5,187
Open comparison
Torfaen vs Blaenau Gwent
- Torfaen
- £216,438
- Blaenau Gwent
- £150,699−£65,739
Open comparison
Torfaen vs Newport
- Torfaen
- £216,438
- Newport
- £253,865+£37,427
Open comparison
Torfaen vs Mid Glamorgan
- Torfaen
- £216,438
- Mid Glamorgan
- £196,125−£20,313
Open comparison
Torfaen vs South Glamorgan
- Torfaen
- £216,438
- South Glamorgan
- £312,648+£96,210
Open comparison
Torfaen vs West Glamorgan
- Torfaen
- £216,438
- West Glamorgan
- £208,970−£7,468
Open comparison
Which areas of Torfaen are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 16 areas of Torfaen, most expensive first.
- 1
£390,250
Change over one year: +24.9%
- 2
£277,706
Change over one year: −9.8%
- 3
£260,076
Change over one year: −9.5%
- 4
£253,898
Change over one year: −6.6%
- 5
£244,336
Change over one year: −0.7%
- 6
£235,412
Change over one year: +8.4%
- 7
£228,204
Change over one year: +2.1%
- 8
£226,490
Change over one year: +9.8%
- 9
£212,710
Change over one year: +4.4%
- 10
£208,187
Change over one year: +18.7%
- 11
£196,938
Change over one year: −8.0%
- 12
£195,100
Change over one year: −2.1%
- 13
£187,938
Change over one year: +6.1%
- 14
£186,520
Change over one year: +15.5%
- 15
£179,837
Change over one year: +5.3%
- 16
£166,450
Change over one year: +11.0%
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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. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:09 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Torfaen dataset covers 4,221 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.