Detached
£281,160
40% above the Pontardawe average
32.8% of sales
What is the average house price in Pontardawe? £201,241
The average house price in Pontardawe is £201,241, based on 79 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 1.3% (£2,607) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +1.3%
- Sold in 12 months
- 79
- 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 Pontardawe?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£178,822
11% below the Pontardawe average
48.5% of sales
Terraced
£121,375
40% below the Pontardawe average
17.5% of sales
Flats
£97,500
52% below the Pontardawe average
1.2% of sales
Are house prices in Pontardawe going up or down?
House prices in Pontardawe are rising: up 1.3% (£2,607) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 50.4% (£67,446).
Past 12 months
+1.3%
+£2,607From £198,634 to £201,241
£202,831£190,466
Past 10 years
+50.4%
+£67,446From £133,795 to £201,241
£201,241£133,795
Quick answers for Pontardawe
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£335,250
Highest average, reached in April 2022
How many homes sold?
79
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
48.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
28.1% of sales
How many people live in Pontardawe?
7,185
600 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Pontardawe?
3,087
258 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Pontardawe?
37 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.2 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.9% of the area · 2 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 Pontardawe?
66 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · −3.3% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is 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.
How does Pontardawe rank?
9th most expensive area of Neath Port Talbot.
Compared with 31 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Pontardawe?
The highest recorded sale prices in Pontardawe, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
old vicarage vicarage drive, neath port talbot
£930,000
Sold August 2023
View house details
How do house prices in Pontardawe compare with nearby areas?
Pontardawe compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Neath Port Talbot.
Pontardawe vs Cilybebyll
- Pontardawe
- £201,241
- Cilybebyll
- £223,241+£22,000
Open comparison
Pontardawe vs Ystalyfera
- Pontardawe
- £201,241
- Ystalyfera
- £170,120−£31,121
Open comparison
Pontardawe vs Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
- Pontardawe
- £201,241
- Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
- £159,243−£41,998
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Pontardawe vs Cwmllynfell
- Pontardawe
- £201,241
- Cwmllynfell
- £161,250−£39,991
Open comparison
Pontardawe vs Dyffryn Clydach
- Pontardawe
- £201,241
- Dyffryn Clydach
- £176,111−£25,130
Open comparison
Pontardawe vs Blaenhonddan
- Pontardawe
- £201,241
- Blaenhonddan
- £247,421+£46,180
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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 00:25 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Pontardawe dataset covers 283 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.