UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/blaenau-gwent
Council areaWales
House prices in Blaenau Gwent
Homes in Blaenau Gwent sold for a median of £140,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 1,344 standard sales.
That makes it the cheapest of the 22 council areas in Wales with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £217,500.
Prices over time
The median rose 76%, from £80,000 in 2016 to £140,500 in 2025, the biggest rise of the 22 council areas in Wales.
Sales picked up in 2025: 797 standard sales in Blaenau Gwent, 16% more than the 690 in 2024.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 174 | £297,000 | £243,000 to £350,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 307 | £180,000 | £142,000 to £225,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 836 | £125,000 | £104,000 to £148,000 | £1,826/m²from 24 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 27 | £70,000 | £64,000 to £83,000 | Too few |
Most homes sold in Blaenau Gwent were terraced houses, at 62% of sales.
Terraced houses stand out against Wales as a whole: a median of £125,000 here, 24% less than the £165,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £1,916 per m², 27% below the £2,609 across Wales as a whole.
Almost every sale here was freehold: only 4% were leasehold, against 21% across England and Wales.
Council areas in Wales
Median sale price of the 22 council areas in Wales with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Blaenau Gwent and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Pembrokeshire£225,000
- Conwy£218,000
- Bridgend£218,000
- Flintshire£215,500
- Denbighshire£200,000
- Swansea£200,000
- Torfaen£200,000
- Wrexham£200,000
- Carmarthenshire£197,500
- Caerphilly£195,000
- Gwynedd£195,000
- Neath Port Talbot£165,000
- Rhondda Cynon Taf£165,000
- Merthyr Tydfil£145,000
- Blaenau Gwent, this council area£140,000
Postcode districts in Blaenau Gwent
District medians are close together, from £127,500 in NP13 (Abertillery) to £150,000 in NP23 (Ebbw Vale).
Post towns in Blaenau Gwent, by number of sales: Ebbw Vale (NP23), Abertillery (NP13), Tredegar (NP22).
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Carn Y Cefn, Ebbw Vale (NP23)26 sales
- Mount Pleasant Road, Ebbw Vale (NP23)16 sales
- Glyn Terrace, Tredegar (NP22)12 sales
- Eureka Place, Ebbw Vale (NP23)12 sales
- King Street, Brynmawr (NP23)12 sales
- Marine Street, Cwm (NP23)12 sales
- Pennant Street, Ebbw Vale (NP23)12 sales
- Northgate, Ebbw Vale (NP23)11 sales
Living in Blaenau Gwent
Crime
119 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 91 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
80% of homes can get it
Lower than 84 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
49% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,531 a year in Blaenau Gwent for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 76 in 100 council areas. Wales: £2,283. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as the police and any community council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Welsh Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About these figures
Blaenau Gwent's figures come from 1,344 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 3 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Blaenau Gwent, so their sales add up to 1,427 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.